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S Rajesh
Jun 21, 2023, 11:32 AM | Updated 11:32 AM IST
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Minister Senthil Balaji underwent a bypass surgery at the Kauvery Hospital today (21 June) as announced by Health Minister Ma Subramanian yesterday (20 June).
The operation which began early in the morning around 5 AM took around five hours to complete.
A medical bulletin issued by the hospital at 10.15 AM stated, "Thiru. V. Senthil Balaji, Honorable Minister of Government of Tamilnadu underwent Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery by Dr A. R. Raghuram, Senior Consultant Cardio Thoracic Surgeon and his team today morning. Four bypass grafts were placed and coronary revascularization was established.
"He is currently hemodynamically stable and being monitored in the postoperative cardiothoracic intensive care unit by the multidisciplinary team of doctors and nurses."
S Rajesh is Staff Writer at Swarajya. He tweets @rajesh_srn.