BIMA surgery clinic opened at Care Hospitals
The Hindu
Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Wednesday inaugurated BIMA bypass surgery clinic that has been established by Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, on its premises. “Coronary bypass surgery has usually
Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Wednesday inaugurated BIMA bypass surgery clinic that has been established by Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, on its premises. “Coronary bypass surgery has usually been the solution to a blocked artery. The procedure involves taking a healthy blood vessel from the leg or arm to replace the blocked vessel and restore the blood flow. The lesser-known fact is that a blood vessel can also be taken from the chest — Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery (BIMA), the spare arteries inside the chest. They could be ideal substitutes for heart bypass surgery as it has shown to provide long-term benefits, as per medical studies conducted by leading hospitals around the globe,” a press note informed. The corporate hospital management stated that BIMA’s advantages also include minimum risk of brain stroke when used with beating heart surgery, resistance to ageing process of atherosclerosis, and that both young and old patients can be operated on, and no cuts on legs or hands are required. The size of BIMA is almost the same as coronary arteries.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.