A medical team at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital has managed to save the life of a young mother suffering from dissection of the left coronary artery supplying the heart and branch arteries, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital has announced.

The woman was suffering from a rare disease known as 'automatic coronary dissection'. The disease affects the coronary arteries of the heart and occurs more often in women under the age of 50 years.

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital said in a statement: "The operation was accompanied by the use of a new technique that demonstrated the advanced skills of the surgical team, represented by replacing three arteries in the heart, which was successful."

"The surgery will be documented and published as a scientific paper in one of the refereed international scientific journals, so that the benefit is widespread among specialists in cardiothoracic surgery around the world."

"The operation was performed by a medical team of surgeons chaired by His Excellency Dr. Hilal Al Sabti, CEO of Oman Medical specialty Board. The operation was carried out by a medical team of surgeons headed by His Excellency Dr. Hilal Al-Sabti, CEO of Amman Medical. The team also included Dr. Adel Al-Kindi, a senior consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Davron Mogdarov, senior specialist in cardiothoracic surgery, and a number of doctors in the field of anesthesiology, perfusion technicians and nurses."

SOURCE: timesofoman