Life of 80 yr old woman with heart to right side saved by Doctors at Gleneagles Global Hospitals

Hyderabad, July 25th, 2021: Doctors at the Gleneagles Global Hospitals, a leading multi-specialty healthcare provider in the city, saved life of an 80-year-old woman who suffered a major heart attack. This patient hadRight-sided Aortic arch, a rare congenital anomaly in which the origin of the great vessel that is Aorta is right sided instead of normal left. Performing angioplasty for blockade of artery on an aged woman is a high-risk procedure accomplished successfully by the highly experienced team of specialists at the hospital.

Commenting on the procedure, Dr. Sai Sudhakar, Chief Cardiologist, Gleneagles Global Hospitals said, “When an aged person suffers heart-attack performing angioplasty within the ‘golden period’ to place a stent is the only means to save the life. And in this case, the patient with this conditionfirst been to another hospital,because of right sidedness of aortic arch and dissection of descending aorta which is a major vessel caused during their approach to treat the patient compelled them to put her in blood thinner medication and sent to tertiary center. She was brought into Gleneagles Global Hospitals in a critical state where our expert team went cautiously with innovative approach because of rare right sided origin of aorta and successfully treated the major vessel which was 100% occluded.”

“Our team took up the challenge after referring to available knowledge sources, and we successfully performed angiogram and angioplasty to place the stent, which saved the life of the lady. Post procedure, we kept the patient under close observation for a couple of days and on realizing she was responding well to the treatment and her vitals got stabilized, she was discharged to return to her daily routine,” added Dr. Sai Sudhakar.

This was a rare surgery, even in the medical literature, as conditions like these make up for quite a challenging operation. We are happy that we were able to secure & treat patient’s case with utmost excellence. The patient’s daughter was elated once her mother was out of danger & was working fine after the procedure, added CEO Mr. Gaurav Khurana at Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad.

The patient visited Gleneagles Global Hospitals today for follow-up checks, and the tests indicate she is recovering fast and there is no immediate risk to her health. Gleneagles Global Hospitals is among the best healthcare institutions in the city with most advanced infrastructure and highly trained super specialists who can handle extreme health challenges with expertise. More Information can be found on hospital’s website.

About Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad:

Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad is known as one of the best tertiary care multi-specialty hospital in India &has been bestowed as Central & East India's most renowned multi-organ transplant centre since 20 years. This multi-speciality tertiary care hospital is NABL and NABH accredited and operates 150 beds and receives lakhs of patients every year from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Vidharbha and Marathwada regions.

The hospital has tie-ups with all major cashless health insurance players and is empanelled with all major corporates in the city. The hospital also offers Video-Consultation services to its patients in India and SAARC nations as pre-admission and post-admission care services.

Gleneagles Global Hospital is a part of IHH Healthcare, one of the world’s largest healthcare providers. With its full spectrum of integrated services, dedicated people, reach and scale, and commitment to quality and safety, IHH aspires to be the world’s most trusted healthcare services network, united by a single purpose: to touch lives and transform care.