MUSCAT : Doctors at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) has managed to save the life of a young woman by performing a rare heart surgery.
In a statement issued by the hospital said the woman was suffering from a rare heart 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,” the hospital said.
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The doctors used a new technique that demonstrated the advanced skills of the surgical team.
According to the hospital, the surgery will be documented and published as a scientific paper “so that the benefit is widespread among specialists in cardiothoracic surgery around the world,” the statement added.
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