In a 1st of its sort productive remedy for a uncommon heart situation in the area of Noida and Greater Noida, physicians at Yatharth Hospital Greater Noida, endured a new lease of life to a 50-year-old female patient.
After suffering from a huge Acute Anterior wall Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) she was taken to a nearby hospital in Meerut, exactly where she was diagnosed with a most dreaded complication of Acute Heart attack with a mortality threat of 50%. With incredibly low probabilities of survival, she was then referred to Yatharth Hospital. Admitted as a case of extreme heart attack with Apical Ventricular Septal Rupture (hole in the reduced chamber of the heart), she was straight away attended by the emergency group and medically stabilized.
“Since the patient came to us after 12 days of MI, her condition had already worsened and the chances of her survival even after surgery seemed to go below 30%. In such a condition where possibilities of organ failure were very high, her family was counselled about the complications and risk involved in the surgery for which they agreed to proceed.” Said Dr Pankaj Ranjan HOD Cardiology, Yatharth Super Specialty Hospital, Greater Noida
“Without any further delay, the team deftly dealt with such a critical case and successfully performed the region’s first bypass surgery with ventricular septal rupture repair. The patient received one graft and closure of VSD with Left Ventricular Aneurysm repair using Dacron Patch and was discharged on the 7th day post operatively. The patient is doing completely fine and we are as happy as her family to have given a new lease of life to her.” Said Dr Akhil Kumar Rustagi, Head, Cardiac Sciences and CTVS, Yatharth Super Specialty Hospital, Greater Noida.
Though circumstances of heart attacks in the course of winters are incredibly widespread, top to acute heart failure along with ventricular septal rupture are incredibly uncommon and challenging to treat as the involved mortality threat goes above 70-80%. Since the tissues are incredibly fragile post MI, and the process becoming a incredibly complicated one, requiring higher experience, the group of physicians took all precautionary measures to save her life.
“In such circumstances following a heart attack the patients are beneath a state of shock which raises the probabilities of death by upto 90%, exactly where prompt diagnosis and definitive surgery is the important to revival. Even although the case was difficult and related with higher mortality, the specialists involved in the process took up the challenge and effectively revived the patient even in the most unfavorable circumstances. Added Dr Arun Sharma, Head Cardiac Anaesthesia and essential care, Yatharth Super Specialty Hospital, Greater Noida.