Fortis Noida performs successful Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardio surgery Myopathy , a genetic heart disease
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Noida: Fortis Hospital, Noida conducted a successful surgery on cardiomyopathy, a rare genetic heart condition on a 25-year old patient from NOIDA. The surgical team was led by Dr. Vaibhav Mishra, Consultant, Cardiac Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Noida.
Mr. Suresh Prajapathi was presented to Dr. Vaibhav Mishra with symptoms of consistent breathlessness, concurrently with his heart racing at slightest exertion. Routine day to day physical activities became a challenge for him. It was abnormal to be experiencing these symptoms at the age of 25 years. Diagnosis revealed that he was suffering from a genetically acquired condition where the heart acts like a ball of muscle, obstructing blood flow; medically known as HOCM or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, a condition that makes the affected vulnerable to sudden cardiac death. To make things worse the patient had an additional problem with his heart valve which is also genetically accrued. About 20% of the patients with HOCM have myxomatous degeneration of mitral valve.
Prajapathi underwent a successful transmitral Septal Myectomy and replacement of his Mitral valve. These are procedures that help to relieve left ventricular outflow tract obstruction among the HOCM candidates and the mitral valve was replaced with an artificial heart valve.
Dr. Vaibhav Mishra, Consultant, Cardiac Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Noida said, “Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy is a condition where a certain portion of the muscle of the heart is thickened resulting in obstruction to blood flow. In this case the additional thing was to fix the linkage valve too. It constitutes for a rare genetic condition that runs in families and has been responsible for sudden cardiac death in number of famous young athletes around the World. This condition is associated with 50% mortality before the age of 40 years. The Surgical treatment of this condition is rare and fraught with many challenges. Fortunately, we were able to make a significant difference in the life of this patient.”
Mr. Suresh Prajapathi was presented to Dr. Vaibhav Mishra with symptoms of consistent breathlessness, concurrently with his heart racing at slightest exertion. Routine day to day physical activities became a challenge for him. It was abnormal to be experiencing these symptoms at the age of 25 years. Diagnosis revealed that he was suffering from a genetically acquired condition where the heart acts like a ball of muscle, obstructing blood flow; medically known as HOCM or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, a condition that makes the affected vulnerable to sudden cardiac death. To make things worse the patient had an additional problem with his heart valve which is also genetically accrued. About 20% of the patients with HOCM have myxomatous degeneration of mitral valve.
Prajapathi underwent a successful transmitral Septal Myectomy and replacement of his Mitral valve. These are procedures that help to relieve left ventricular outflow tract obstruction among the HOCM candidates and the mitral valve was replaced with an artificial heart valve.
Dr. Vaibhav Mishra, Consultant, Cardiac Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Noida said, “Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy is a condition where a certain portion of the muscle of the heart is thickened resulting in obstruction to blood flow. In this case the additional thing was to fix the linkage valve too. It constitutes for a rare genetic condition that runs in families and has been responsible for sudden cardiac death in number of famous young athletes around the World. This condition is associated with 50% mortality before the age of 40 years. The Surgical treatment of this condition is rare and fraught with many challenges. Fortunately, we were able to make a significant difference in the life of this patient.”
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