Pics of heart surgeries done by me
A few commonly done procedures are illustrated along with a few interesting cases....
Aortic valve replacement in a 22 yr old boy who presented with a heart block.
Diseased aortic valve Diseased aortic valve excised
Prosthetic valve sized Metallic prosthetic valve excised
Aortic valve replacement with a tissue valve
Mitral Valve Replacement (tissue valve)
AML excised, PML preserved…..looking into the LV cavity Valve seated with holder in place – half the sutures tied and cut
Holder out…..final look at the valve Mitral valve replacement (metallic valve)
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) X 2. LIMA to LAD, RSVG to OM CABG X 3
Off pump CABG (OPCAB)
Arterial graft to LAD & venous graft OM graft Positioner (Starfish) & Stabilizer (Octopus)
Tricuspid annuloplasty - sutures in annulus Tricuspid annuloplasty ring implanted
Aortic root replacement of a large 8 cm ascending aortic aneurysm
AAA at the commencement of surgery AAA excised Composite graft sizing
Graft being sewn in Final result Patient on evening of surgery
Closure of a large hole (ASD) in the heart in a 39 yr old man with severe pulmonary hypertension
Large ASD as seen after opening the RA Flap valve patch closure done 
Repair of a since-birth (congenital) heart defect - Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm - Aorta to RA
Aneurysm as seen from aorta Communication between aorta and RA
Closure of track at the RA end
More pictures coming soon....