Statescape — Breakthrough in heart valve replacement

CHENNAI:An aortic valve replacement using minimum invasive technique was performed on 57-year old Mannavalan at the Vijaya Hospital. Dr D J...

CHENNAI:An aortic valve replacement using minimum invasive technique was performed on 57-year old Mannavalan at the Vijaya Hospital. Dr D Janardhana Reddy, who performed the surgery along with Dr Ram Mohan, told mediapersons on Monday, that the incision was just 9 cm long, compared to the 25 cm incision in the conventional method.

The advantages of the smaller incision was that surgery duration was shorter, less pain and usage of blood, reduced incidence of infection, faster recovery and a smaller scar. The post-operative stay would also be considerably reduced.Earlier, a long vertical incision used to be made, splitting the breast bone and opening the chest cavity-resulting in a lot of bleeding. While the regular valve replacement method cost Rs 75,000, fees for the new opeartion would be be reduced by 15 per cent.

MIG crashes in Valley, pilot escapes

SRINAGAR: An Indian airforce MIG-21 crashed at Choosar village near Awantipora in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama this morning. A defence ministry spokesman said that the MIG crashed during a routing test flight, at 9.45 am. However, the pilot was bailed out and was not hurt in the incident. A court of inquiry has been institued to investigate the reasons for the crash, the spokesman said. Official sources said the site of the crash was cordoned off by the forces. This was the first air crash in the valley during the past seven years of militancy.

Sasikala appears before ED

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CHENNAI: Sasikala Natarajan, a close friend of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalitha, today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here as required by her bail condition in a Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) violation case.

This was in compliance with one of her bail conditions under which she has to appear before the Directorate on the first working day of the week.

Hamas under pressure to respond to Gaza peace plan as Trump says will give ‘three or four days’

Trump gives Hamas 3-4 days to accept Gaza peace plan, with a warning

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US President Donald Trump has given a tight deadline to Hamas for accepting his Gaza peace plan, warning of a “sad end” if if they refuse to accept the conditions. Palestinian militant group Hamas is yet undecided on whether to accept the peace deal proposed by US President Donald Trump on Monday.

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