Saira Banu health update: Veteran actress diagnosed with cardiac problems, depression

The 77-year-old 'Padosan' actor, Saira Banu, who lost her husband Dilip Kumar in July, was admitted to the hospital on August 28 following breathlessness, high blood pressure and high sugar.

Mumbai: Veteran actor Saira Banu, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here, has been diagnosed with a heart problem and doctors are keen on an angiogram procedure but she has refused permission, a hospital doctor said on Thursday. The 77-year-old 'Padosan' actor, who lost her husband Dilip Kumar in July, was admitted to the Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, in Khar on August 28 following breathlessness, high blood pressure and high sugar. "Yesterday, her cardiac tests happened and she has been diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome", a Hinduja Hospital doctor told PTI. Doctors suggested a CAG (coronary angiogram), but Saira Banu has refused to undergo the medical procedure, the doctor said. "Once she gives her consent, doctors can perform an angiography."