Maldives hospital reaches milestone with first bypass surgery
The life-saving procedure was performed by a team led by Dr Mohamed Shafiu, the country’s first cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon.
11 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
In a milestone for healthcare in the Maldives, the first bypass surgery in the country was performed successfully at the private ADK hospital last Wednesday on a Maldivian man who suffered a heart attack.
The nine-hour life-saving procedure was performed by a team led by Dr Mohamed Shafiu, the country’s first cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, and Dr Ranjan Sapkota, a veteran Nepali surgeon.
The patient was a 54-year-old inmate at the Maafushi prison whose condition was found to be critical after he was admitted to the hospital.
It was performed at the ADK’s new cath lab, which opened in March with theatres dedicated to open heart surgery.
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