Performed two open heart procedures OPCAB- off pump coronary artery bypass surgeries workshop at INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, Department of cardiac surgery, and Timisoara, ROMANIA between 1st and 6th of June 2007, to start their OPCAB programme in their center. […]
Performed three OPCAB procedures workshop at THE DEPT. OF CARDIO THORACIC SURGERY, TRIVANDRUM MEDICAL COLLEGE ON 16th and 17th December 2005, to start their OPCAB programme in that center […]
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Once the beating heart surgery started getting popular, we started propagating the technique. We then noticed that the stabilizers are the only ones that needs to be discarded. But that too could be sterilized and reused, using ethylene oxide. In spite of the sterilization technique, we still had to discard these plastic […]
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has come full circle-it started as an off-pump affair, then became an on pump one and now we are trying to keep off the pump again. One of the main reasons for this has been the neurological sequelae subsequent to CABG. But neurological problems kept causing concern even in […]
Most patients with diffuse coronary disease require endarterectomy for revascularization. In view of the high morbidity and mortality associated with coronary endarterectomy, patch angioplasty and reconstruction of the coronary artery was developed. The procedure consisted of laying open the entire diseased segment of the coronary artery and patching it with an in-situ left internal mammary […]
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Developed the Vettaths-JP cardioplegia device for delivery of warm blood cardioplegia.. Vettath’s –JP Cardioplegia Device […]
We have also fabricated a blower/mister utilizing disposable items available in the operating theatre. A coronary osteal perfusion cannula is again the mainstay of the device. An IV cannula is connected to its distal end. To the proximal end, a normal IV set is connected. The other end of the IV set is connected to […]
Developed and fabricated his own indigenous aortocoronary shunt in 1999 at Dhaka Bangladesh, which is used to perform beating heart surgery in patients with tight left main disease. This was presented at the fourth annual scientific meeting of international society for minimally invasive cardiac surgery held in June 27-30 2001 in Munich Germany. […]
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We have great pleasure in informing you regarding the developments in beating heart surgery – Off pump coronary artery bypass surgery at INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLANCE IN OPCAB , Kozhikode, Though this cutting edge technology has a steep learning curve, in the last fourteen years we have been able to avoid conversion on to pump […]
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The inaugural medical camp was for women over 45 years, who had the symptoms for cardiac problems, was jointly organized by the Healthy Heart Forum, Blood Donors Forum and Councillors of Calicut Corporation Wards 23, 29, 30, 31 Palayi at the Kachillat School premises on 20/10/2013. The camp commenced at 9:00 AM with the […]
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