Varanasi: A team of doctors in cardiology department Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), Prof. Om. led by Shankar Saved the life of a 35-year-old woman suffering from a rare heart disease on Saturday, after a difficult angioplasty procedure was performed on her in time.
Prof. Shankar He said that the condition of the woman, a resident of Azamgarh, was so critical that she was unable to walk even a few steps without unbearable pain in her chest, jaw and upper limbs. All symptoms were pointing to serious heart disease.
He had already got his angiography done at a private hospital, which revealed a serious condition of heart disease, which was difficult to treat locally, so he was referred to the cardiology department. Sir Sunderlal HospitalBHU.
Pro. According to Shankar, his angiography showed that the most important artery on the left side of his heart (ostial left main) was seen to have narrowed to a thread-like structure.
This type of heart disease is considered the most serious and many people facing similar conditions often die prematurely due to sudden cardiac arrest.
He said that considering the severity of the disease, only two treatments were possible in this case. Either the patient had to undergo open heart (bypass) surgery, which would have been very expensive, or he had to undergo angioplasty, which was followed in this case. “We decided to do her angioplasty, which was a really challenging task,” he said, adding that the condition of the artery was difficult to communicate through wires. Then the position and alignment of the blood vessels was such that even determining where to place the stent was quite a task. Even a slight mistake in this procedure could have taken the life of the patient in a few minutes.
Finally, with the help of wires, balloons and stents, a needle was inserted into the artery of the hand and its narrowed vessel was opened. Immediately after the angioplasty the patients recovered completely, that too without any incisions and at a cost of only Rs 50,000, he said.
Prof. Shankar He said that the condition of the woman, a resident of Azamgarh, was so critical that she was unable to walk even a few steps without unbearable pain in her chest, jaw and upper limbs. All symptoms were pointing to serious heart disease.
He had already got his angiography done at a private hospital, which revealed a serious condition of heart disease, which was difficult to treat locally, so he was referred to the cardiology department. Sir Sunderlal HospitalBHU.
Pro. According to Shankar, his angiography showed that the most important artery on the left side of his heart (ostial left main) was seen to have narrowed to a thread-like structure.
This type of heart disease is considered the most serious and many people facing similar conditions often die prematurely due to sudden cardiac arrest.
He said that considering the severity of the disease, only two treatments were possible in this case. Either the patient had to undergo open heart (bypass) surgery, which would have been very expensive, or he had to undergo angioplasty, which was followed in this case. “We decided to do her angioplasty, which was a really challenging task,” he said, adding that the condition of the artery was difficult to communicate through wires. Then the position and alignment of the blood vessels was such that even determining where to place the stent was quite a task. Even a slight mistake in this procedure could have taken the life of the patient in a few minutes.
Finally, with the help of wires, balloons and stents, a needle was inserted into the artery of the hand and its narrowed vessel was opened. Immediately after the angioplasty the patients recovered completely, that too without any incisions and at a cost of only Rs 50,000, he said.
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