Layth Hussein Ali, a 7-year-old boy from Iraq, was battling a life-threatening heart condition called incessant tachycardia, where the heart beats abnormally fast. His heart raced between 170 and 200 beats per minute, far beyond normal.
His family brought him to Delhi, where doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI) faced a critical challenge: the surgery usually required a child to weigh at least 35 kg, but Layth weighed only 25 kg, adding to the risk.
With careful planning, the team performed a rare cardiac procedure — an Electrophysiology Study and Radiofrequency Ablation, led by Dr. Aparna Jaswal, Director of the Department of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, and Dr. Amitesh Chakraborty, Senior Consultant, at FEHI.
The surgery was successful. Within days, Layth’s heartbeat returned to a normal rate of 75–118 beats per minute, and he soon went back home to Iraq — smiling, healthy, and playing football just like before.
A small boy with a brave heart and doctors who didn’t give up turned fear into hope.
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