Wuxi doctor demonstrates high-tech heart surgery technique for first time in China

Ajit Yoganathan, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering, shares his decades of experience in cardiovascular fluid mechanics at an event at Wuxi Mingci Cardiovascular Hospital in Wuxi, Jiangsu province on Oct 22. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The chief surgeon of a Wuxi hospital demonstrated a cutting-edge new cardiovascular surgery technique for the first time in China on Oct 22.

Doctor Qiao Bin performed the live surgery demonstration at Wuxi Mingci Cardiovascular Hospital, a Sino-German establishment in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, watched by a group of cardiovascular surgeons from across China and abroad.

The technique Dr Qiao was demonstrating integrates cutting-edge computational science technology to assist surgeons undertaking palliative cardiovascular operations on children with uni-ventricular hearts.

The new technique could benefit thousands of patients, since operating on children with uni-ventricular hearts is notoriously complex and still involves significant risk.