CPA PHARMA NEWS!!! M S Ramaiah-Narayana Heart Center helps baby to survive complicated ASCAPA surgery M S Ramaiah Narayana Heart Center, managed by Narayana Health, has successfully treated a 3-month-old baby suffering from Anomalous Single Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery (ASCAPA). The hospital has stated that it is the first reported case treated in India. The patient, a three-month old baby, weighed around 3.5 kgs and had a critical heart condition VSD (ventricular septal defect) or hole in the heart before consulting doctors at MS Ramaiah Narayana Heart Center. On thorough investigations, multiple complications like high lung pressure and pneumonia were also discovered. Only when the child underwent surgery the doctors found that he suffered from a more complicated heart disease - Anomalous Single Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery (ASCAPA). ASCAPA is a condition where there is a single coronary artery with an anomalous origin from pulmonary artery instead of aorta. This is an extremely rare and rapidly lethal congenital heart disease. Normally there are two coronary arteries which help in supplying oxygenated, nutrition-rich blood to the heart. In the case of ASCAPA there is only one coronary artery which arises from the pulmonary artery (which carries the deoxygenated blood), resulting in more deoxygenated blood causing ischemia, infarction and eventually death. A child cannot survive beyond few months with such a condition. “This is the only reported case in India, where the child survived such a complicated surgery. The rare heart condition, usually diagnosed through post-mortem by autopsy. Despite several attempts at surgical correction, as on date there are very 5 cases in the world, where the procedure has been successful. Fortunately, the baby had another cardiac anomaly called VSD, which had protected the paediatric patient till the surgery. An accurate comprehension of the anatomy is crucial in the successful management of this condition,” said Dr K Ravi Shankar Shetty, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, M S Ramaiah Narayana Heart Center who performed the surgery. M S Ramaiah Narayana Heart Centre is a 100-bed dedicated Cardiac facility with expertise in treating Cardiac Emergencies and Rhythm disturbances of the Heart. It is the first in the state to have installed high-tech 3-D electro anatomical mapping system used in the treatment of complex heart rhythm problems. Source: Pharmabiz.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:54:58 +0000
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