Manipal Hospital EM Bypass Achieves a Significant Milestone in India's Maternal Cardiac Care with Rare Twin Pregnancy Heart Procedure
May 26, 2026
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26: What began as a race against time to save a young mother struggling to breathe soon turned into a remarkable story of medical excellence and hope at Manipal Hospitals EM Bypass. In a rare and highly challenging intervention, Dr. Dilip Kumar, Director Cath Lab, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Device and Structural Heart Expert, along with his multidisciplinary team, successfully performed a life-saving Balloon Mitral Valvotomy (BMV) on a 26-year-old woman from Bhagalpurcarrying twins and battling severe heart failure during the 24th week of pregnancy. The complex procedure not only stabilised the critically ill mother but also safeguarded the lives of her unborn babies, marking a significant milestone in the field of maternal-fetal cardiac care in India.
