Setting an unprecedented benchmark, Medanta - The Medicity has successfully performed a coronary bypass surgery upon a 98-year-old man.
Mohammed Kadhim Saeed, who belongs to Iraq, had come to India seeking treatment for severely blocked coronary arteries that caused him chest pain and discomfort.
Negotiating risks associated with heart surgery in geriatric patients, a team of cardiac surgeons performed a full coronary artery bypass surgery upon him.
Mr. Saeed is believed to be the oldest person to undergo a bypass surgery.