▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁gra ft s ▁- M ith al al ▁D h oka , ▁a ▁business man ▁from ▁Y ad ag iri ▁district ▁of ▁K arn ata ka , ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁block ages ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁ar ter ies ▁of ▁the ▁heart . ▁Dr ▁Ram ak anta ▁P anda ▁used ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁ar ter ial ▁gra ft s ▁to ▁restore ▁blood ▁flow ▁- to ▁fix ▁D h oka ' s ▁heart . ▁ ▁A ▁first - of - ▁its ▁- kind ▁surg ery ▁performed ▁at ▁A HI ▁- D ip esh ▁Shah ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁major ▁heart ▁problem ▁and ▁do ctors ▁described ▁his ▁case ▁as ▁' ext rem ely ▁rare ' ▁with ▁a ▁risk ▁of ▁developing ▁permanent ▁in fe ctions . ▁But ▁ 3 9 - year - old ▁Shah ' s ▁heart ▁val ve ▁was ▁successfully ▁rep a ired ▁without ▁serious ▁re per cuss ions ▁after ▁a ▁first - of - its - kind ▁surg ery . ▁▁ 1 0 - hour - long ▁complicated ▁heart ▁surg ery ▁on ▁a ▁ 7 6 - year - old ▁man - J as w ant rai ▁A j mer a , ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁weak ▁heart , ▁under w ent ▁a ▁ 1 0 - hour - long ▁surg ery ▁that ▁involved ▁five ▁by pass ▁gra ft s ▁and ▁a ▁val ve ▁replacement ▁procedure . ▁▁ 6 5 - year - old ' s ▁third ▁by pass ▁surg ery ▁at ▁A HI