Nagpur woman found heart on right side
A case has come to light from Maharashtra which is surprising everyone. A 70 year old woman from Saoner, Nagpur has found a heart on the right side, which even the doctors are surprised to see. Usually this does not happen. According to the doctor, this is a rare case and its cause is a disease named ‘Dextrocardia’. This is a congenital disease. This matter came to light due to heart attack.
What is the whole matter?
A 70-year-old woman resident of Saoner was admitted to Lata Mangeshkar Hospital on Hingna Road due to chest pain and shortness of breath. Seeing her critical condition, when Dr. Hitendra Bhagwatkar examined her, a very shocking thing came to light. During the examination, the doctor found the woman’s heart on the right side of the body instead of the left side.
‘Dextrocardia’ a congenital disease
In health science this rare condition is called ‘dextrocardia’. In this disease the heart is on the right side since birth. The most surprising thing about this case is that the woman remained unaware of this condition for 70 years and this congenital disease was detected only at this age. Such cases are rarely seen across the world, hence it is being considered an important discovery in the medical field.
Doctors set a great example
Doctors have set a great example in the medical world by saving the life of this 70 year old woman. There were two big challenges in this case. The first is that the woman’s heart was on the right side of the body, which is a rare condition. Secondly, the main vein of his heart i.e. Lat Adria (LAD) was blocked by 90 percent. Due to the heart being upside down, all the blood vessels were also in the opposite direction, making angioplasty more difficult and riskier than usual.
70 year old woman gets new life
Dr. Hitendra Bhagwatkar and his team accepted this challenge and despite technical complications, successfully placed the stent and normalized the blood flow. Due to the wisdom of the doctor, the 70 year old woman got a new life. After successful treatment, the woman’s condition is now fine and she has been discharged from the hospital. Dr. Bhagwatkar told that this rare condition was detected during the echo test, which was successfully resolved by his team with its skill. MLA Dr. Ashish Deshmukh, Dean Dr. Sajal Mitra and senior doctors of the hospital have congratulated the team for this success.
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