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- Narayana Health in Bengaluru has introduced minimally invasive congenital heart surgery (MICS) for children born with heart defects, performing 180 such procedures between January and June.
- The hospital says 75% of these patients recovered and returned home within three days, compared with seven to eight days typically needed after open-heart surgery.
- Doctors explained that MICS avoids splitting the breastbone, using a small incision on the side of the chest instead, which helps children recover faster.
- The report notes congenital heart disease affects 8 to 10 in every 1,000 children globally, with 2 to 2.4 lakh newborns in India affected each year.
What to watch next
- Whether Narayana Health expands the MICS programme beyond the initial January-June phase
- How many of the roughly 2-2.4 lakh annual congenital heart disease cases in India gain access to such minimally invasive options
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Named India · Bengaluru · Divya Prakash Sahu · Dr. Rryan Shetty · Keshava Murthy S · Narayana Health · Sridhar S. Joshi
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