After Toggling through Three Hospitals, New Born was Saved from the Fatal Congenital Heart Defect at Kanchi Kamakoti Child's Trust Hospital
By Bipasha Mitra
After a complex artery switch surgery, he was saved.
- A day after Mohammad Yusuf's son was born, he noticed that his one day old baby suffered from breathlessness and cyanosis.
- By the time he was taken to the local hospital that was 40 minutes drive away, little Mohammad Arshad had turned blue.
- Although he was put on ventilator and was diagnosed to suffer from a congenital heart defect, the doctors advised Yusuf to take him to another hospital that would provide him with the required treatment.
- Thereafter the first five days of Arshad's life toggled between three hospitals and two ambulance rides.
- Finally, after a complex surgery of four hours performed by the team of cardiac surgeons led by Dr. Prashant Shah at Kanchi Kamakoti Child's Trust Hospital, Chennai, the baby was saved.
- According to Dr. Shah, the two main arteries (aorta and pulmonary artery) in his heart were reversed that changed the normal course of blood circulation.
- An artery switch procedure was performed where both the arteries' positions were corrected.
Source: Kanchi Kamakoti Child's Trust Hospital, Chennai, Media Update
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Bipasha Mitra
Vaidam Health · Updated 25 Sept 2026
After completing her Bachelors Degree in English and PG Diploma in Journalism, Bipasha started her career in writing. With an eye for detail and a creative bent of mind, she emphatically crafts patient's stories, and pens blogs and articles understanding what the readers want to know and should know for their medical treatment.