KATRA, Sept. 12 -- A 14-year-old girl suffering from increasing breathlessness was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart defect during a paediatric cardiac camp organised by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital at GMC Udhampur.
Doctors identified Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC), a condition in which the veins carrying oxygen-rich blood from the lungs do not connect normally to the heart. The patient had earlier consulted multiple doctors and was awaiting treatment at PGI Chandigarh.
Considering the complexity of her condition, the cardiac team at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital planned corrective surgery without delay. The procedure was successfully performed under Ayushman...