Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/26/2012 -- About 58 patients with congenital heart diseases have been given free treatment at Narayana Hrudayalaya's Kolkata and Bangalore centres.

This was done under a free treatment scheme of the state government and children up to 14 years having congenital heart diseases were sent for free treatment from November 9. A senior official of Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) said, "The report sent by the Narayana Hrudayalaya shows that till now about 58 patients have received treatment in Kolkata and Bangalore centres.

Among them, 16 patients are from the last batch. Total number of surgery patients from the last batch was 4." He added, "This is as per the last report. By now, the number of patients who have been operated upon must have increased by another 10 or 12.

The patients whose condition is serious and require immediate surgery have been sent to Bangalore and the rest have been sent to Kolkata centre where they are being treated. The process of sending the children would continue till March next year and about 270 patients would be treated."

He said, "Till now, we haven't received any case of patient death. This year, we have taken precautionary measures and all previous records of patients have been reexamined."

He added that the authorities concerned were keeping track of every patient undergoing treatment under this scheme.