Age is just a number: 91-year-old beats Covid, heart attack together

Sushilaben, 91, was found to have flash pulmonary edema, a condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs as well as early Covid ARDS. She was shifted to CIMS hospital the next day after she tested positive for Covid-19.

A nonagenarian Ahmedabad resident is back home after beating a heart attack and COVID-19 both at the CIMS hospital. Sushilaben, 91, a resident of Ahmedabad, was admitted to a private hospital for emergency treatment on May 29 after suffering a heart attack and severe shortness of breath. She was also found to have flash pulmonary edema, a condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs as well as early Covid ARDS. She was shifted to CIMS hospital the next day after she tested positive for Covid-19. “She had unstable blood pressure and high oxygen requirement when she was brought to CIMS hospital. We had to perform angiography and angioplasty while simultaneously treating her for COVID-19,” said Dr. Bhagyesh Shah, Critical Care Physician and In-charge of Adult.