Army hospital conducts cardiac procedure on boy

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 5

The paediatric cardiology team of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully performing a high-risk cardiac procedure on an eight-year-old boy from Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir.

The Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Delhi Cantt conducted the procedure on the boy, who was suffering from a critical narrowing of the aorta — the main blood vessel supplying oxygen-rich blood to the body. This condition led to compromised blood supply to vital organs and reduced heart function.

The intricate procedure, performed through a small incision in the groin, involved the implantation of a large stent. The Ministry of Defence said, “It was an extremely life-threatening complicated procedure. However, it went off uneventfully, and the child has been discharged in just three days post-procedure without even a scar on his body.”

The boy was brought to Delhi by the Army’s ‘Sadbhavana’ unit under the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, as his family was unable to afford the treatment. Such specialised expertise is available at only a few centres across the country, including the Army Hospital (R&R) in Delhi Cantt.

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