March 29, 2024 01:57 (IST)
Valve made from cow's hearts saves woman in Chennai
Chennai, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a unique surgical feat in India, an 81-year-old woman in Chennai has been saved using a heart valve made from a cow's heart.
Reports said the patient from Hyderabad was suffering from a severe heart disease. She had undergone a valve replacement surgery in the past but her condition worsened
The novel surgery, which lasted for over three hours, was conducted at the Frontier Lifeline Hospital.
The doctors replaced the woman's diseased valve with a new one. her blood pressure was also not stable.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
World's largest snake, Ana Julia, found dead in Brazil Thu, Mar 28 2024
The new Rhino colony Thu, Mar 28 2024
Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials for TB vaccine Sun, Mar 24 2024
Dramatic declines in global fertility rates set to transform global population patterns by 2100: Report Sat, Mar 23 2024
WHO says 7,000 avoidable deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic Fri, Mar 22 2024
New climate report shows 2023 was hottest year so far Wed, Mar 20 2024