KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has successfully completed a complex cardiac surgery on a two-month-old infant, the Malaysian National Heart Institute said here on Tuesday.

    A team of surgeons led by Azhari Yakub conducted the surgery on April 5 upon the infant who was born premature on Feb. 3 here at 34 weeks via caesarean section, the institute said.

    The infant suffered from Type A interrupted arch with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) and the surgeons repaired the interrupted arch and finished the closure of VSD in a 66-minute operation, according to the institute.

    The surgeons said that the infant currently was in the intensive care at the institute with stable haemodynamics and was being treated for lung infection.

    The infant is expected to be discharged in a week or two depending on her condition, the surgeons added.

    Local media reported that it was the first time the institute accomplished such a complex cardiac surgery on an infant.