KOCHI: Aster Medcity successfully performed the first-ever Transcatheter Fontan completions in Kerala, marking a significant advancement in pediatric cardiology. These procedures were performed on two young children who had not undergone prior surgical preparation for this stage, offering them a less invasive path to improved health.

The Fontan completion is a crucial final step for children born with a complex heart condition called single ventricle (or univentricular) physiology. This condition means they have only one effective pumping chamber in their heart. Traditionally, this involves a major open-heart surgery to connect the inferior vena cava (a large vein carrying blood from the lower body) directly to the pulmonary artery (which carries blood to the lungs).

Among the first pati

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