Medical feat in Peru: surgeons at Incor corrected a heart defect in a premature baby weighing just 1.6 kilos

Surgeons at the National Cardiovascular Institute (Incor) of EsSalud in Peru successfully performed a highly complex hybrid medical procedure on a premature infant weighing only 1,600 grams.

The intervention marked a first-of-its-kind medical milestone in the country, correcting a congenital heart malformation in a patient born significantly underweight and premature.