Mumbai: Former CM of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad undergoes two major heart surgeries in Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai. These two heart surgeries are – one to replace an aortic valve and the other to repair the aorta, at a hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday.
A spokesperson of th Asian Heart Institute said, “The surgery began this morning.”
The hospital is located in suburban Bandra Kurla complex, Mumbai.
Lalu Prasad Yadav has been diagnosed with ‘aortic stenosis’.
Asian Heart Institute Medical Director Vijay D’Silva had said on Tuesday that the surgical procedure will take over five hours.
Institute head Dr Ramakanta Panda said that the decision to perform the surgery followed a series of medical tests and evaluation on the 66-year-old leader, who was admitted to the institute on Monday.
Notify that Dr. Panda had operated on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh five years ago.
Bureau Report
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