The cost of the treatment was around Rs. 80,000, said a Doctor comparing it with private hospitals where could cost a few lakhs.

The 54-year-old woman was treated with the recently developed medical process known as ASD.

ASD closure is a procedure to close an atrial septal defect (ASD) or hole in a person’s heart.

She was brought into a critical situation of her health.

Cardiologists who contributed to the first-ever successful operation Dr. Aninda Sundar Trivedi (HOD of Cardiology Dept), Dr, Rakesh Das, Dr, Surajit Pal, Dr. Manimoy Debbarma, Dr. Argha Pratim Nath, Dr. Anurupa Bosh, Dr. Samrat Das, Dr. Prasenjit Nandi, Dr. Ashmin Chakma, Technician Sanjoy Ghosh, Nurses Debabrata Debnath and Pranakrishna Deb, Eco Technician Kishan Roy, Coordinator Abhishek Datta, Jesman Debbarma, Richashree Sarkar, and OT Assistant Sourva Shil, Joydeeb Chakraborty, Jayanta Shil and Ratan Mandal.