Woman with ruptured heart saved
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 30 2018: M Bindiya, a 34-year-old woman form Chandel district was admitted as an emergency case at SKY Hospital, Imphal West on July 2 with a ruptured heart, a Rupture of Sinus of Vasalva (RSOV) into right ventricle.

When she arrived at the hospital, her condition was serious with a chance of survival of only 70%.Her blood pressure and oxygen level dropped.

She developed heart failure and was in distress prompting the doctors to resuscitate her in the following hours, said a statement of Sky Hospital and Research Centre, Imphal.

RSOV was confirmed with Echocardiogram (Heart Scan) and Trans-oesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE).

Such condition (RSOV) is usually treated with emergency open heart surgery to close the ruptured.

However, she requested for non-operative closure of the rupture for various reason.

After careful assessment, the doctors moved her to a specialized room - Catheterization Laboratory and the rupture site in her heart (RSOV) was closed with a device in the shape of a dumbbell, made of alloy wires, size: 20 mm/18 mm on July 8 successfully.

The procedure started at 11.50 am and finished by 1.10 pm.

Within an hour, Bindiya started to talk, drink clear fluid and felt "like a normal person".

Bindiya wife of D William was discharged form the hospital and after the first post-op check up on July 23, she was allowed to return to her home in Chandel.

Device closure of the rupture site is a safe and non-operative treatment said Dr L Shyamkishore, Chief Cardiologist of SKY Hospital.

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