Abhijit Chatterjee

Biography

However, a natural connection between his aorta and the artery to the lungs called ductus arteriosus was closing. Hence this connection had to be kept open using a special medicine for taking blood to the lungs for oxygenation. The closure of the artery would have snuffed life out of the baby and therefore it was imperative that Cardiac surgery to restore blood flow to lungs was performed on a war footing. The surgery was especially challenging because of his deteriorating condition, tiny size, small size of the heart (no bigger than an adult thumb) and organs. The task was daunting and the team had to perform the surgery with great dexterity, says Dr. Girish Warrier, Senior Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon, who led the team in performing the surgery.

Research Interest

Angioplasty Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Transesophageal Echocardiogram Permanent Pacemaker Catheter Ablation Mitral Valve Repair Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Arrhythmia Treatments Atrial Fibrillation Hemophilia Arrhythmia Heartburn Pulmonary Hypertension Congenital Heart Disease Endocarditis Atrial Flutter Atrial Septal Defect Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Ventricular Fibrillation Ventricular Septal Defect Irregular Heartbeat Peripheral Artery Disease Long QT Syndrome Atrial Tachycardia Bacterial Endocarditis Aortic Coarctation Abnormal Heartbeat Mitral Valve Disorders