Artificial heart implant saves 61-year-old patient in Kochi
The Hindu
The cardiothoracic surgical team at VPS Lakeshore Hospital has performed an artificial heart implantation on a 61-year-old woman. It is claimed to be the State’s first artificial heart implant. The pa
The cardiothoracic surgical team at VPS Lakeshore Hospital has performed an artificial heart implantation on a 61-year-old woman. It is claimed to be the State’s first artificial heart implant.
The patient, undergoing treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy for the past six years, was admitted to the hospital with cardiogenic shock, breathing difficulty and hypotension in early September. But she had to be put on ventilator support after her condition deteriorated with ongoing heart failure and pulmonary edema.
“She had renal failure and was on continuous renal replacement therapy, had increased liver enzymes due to congested liver, and with multiple supports to maintain blood pressure. Her condition worsened till the option of VA ECMO [an extracorporeal life support system] was suggested by the treating doctor,” said a communication.
Cardiologist and MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath, who contested from the BJP and defeated three-time Congress MP D.K. Suresh, said he was the “people’s candidate” and that it is their aspiration to see him in the Union Cabinet. In an interview with The Hindu, he claimed his victory was possible because those who were treated at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research became his “ambassadors”.