18-YEAR-OLD FROM CHENNAI BECOMES INDIA’S YOUNGEST PATIENT TO BE FITTED
WITH A SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (S-ICD)
Kauvery Hospital sets up India’s
first dedicated ‘Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Programme’ at its Chennai Unit
The team of cardiac experts at Kauvery Hospital’s Sudden
Cardiac Death Prevention Programme (SCDPP), Chennai led by Dr. A B
Gopalamurugan, Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Chief of Electrophysiology
and SCDPP, successfully implanted a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillator (S-ICD)* in an 18-year-old boy from Chennai – the youngest
patient in India to be fitted with the device, thereby preventing sudden
cardiac death in this young boy who was found to be at high risk at SCDPP at
Kauvery.
Doctors at Kauvery Hospital saved the
life of the 18-year-old boy who had an episode of loss of consciousness leading
to significant head injury. He was assessed in other leading hospitals before
being correctly diagnosed at KauveryHospital for assessment. Through a protocoled
approach, he was assessed at the SCDPP at Kauvery Hospital where he was
discovered to have a life-threatening heart electrical condition called arrhythmia
which needed immediate intervention. It was indeed the lethal arrhythmia that
caused the loss of consciousness ion that young boy. His health condition could
cause electrical problems in the heart which might lead to sudden cardiac
death, and the best way to prevent this is with an ICD which will help regulate
his heart.
“Conventionally,
these defibrillators which are well known to prevent death from heart
electrical problems have been fitted only inside the body, which is inside the vascular
system, through an operation. But this comes with its own problems, because the
device is within the blood vessel and heart during the entire life span of the
patient and places the patient at high risk of infection, reoperation,
device extraction risks and radiation” explained Dr. A B Gopalamurugan who led the surgery. “In the case of the 18-year-old boy, rather than the normal ICD, which
utilizes wire leads inserted directly into the heart through a large vein, we
used the S-ICD system which was implanted not inside his chest, but outside the
chest wall cavity just under the skin. Which means that the young boy is not
going to be put through the risk of infection and recurrent invasive surgeries
or heart injury, but still gets the benefit of the defibrillator that saves his
life.”
The 18-year-old boy and his family are extremely glad that what
was deemed a life-threatening condition has now been treated and more
importantly able to have a normal quality of life with the best treatment currently available
anywhere in the world.
“We are proud to have achieved the landmark of
completing the defibrillator implant on India’s youngest recipient and also
South India’s first Subcutaneous ICD device. This case is
yet another fine example of how Kauvery Hospital is fast emerging as a
preferred destination for cardiac care, particularly for performing complicated
world classimplants such as the S-ICD,” said Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj, Executive director,
Kauvery Hospitals. “At Kauvery, we have a dedicated
‘Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention Programme’ with renowned specialists who have a
wealth of experience in dealing with patients who have a family history of
sudden cardiac death or anyone who have suffered an episode of loss of
consciousness or anyone who us diagnosed of an abnormal heart. They can go
through an extensive internationally acclaimed screening program and find the
right treatment at Kauvery Hospital.”
*The ICD is a small electronic device
connected to the heart, used to continuously monitor and help regulate
potentially fast and life-threatening electrical problems within the
heart.
About Kauvery
Hospital:
Kauvery Hospitals is ‘A new Age Family Hospital’ with Multi Specialty Clinical
Expertise and a pioneer in the ‘HealthCare Provider’ industry, making healthcare
affordable. Kauvery is one of the few corporate hospital chains to successfully
integrate operations into Tier 1 cities after launching into Tier 2 cities.It
is also one of the few hospitals founded by Medical experts and managed by
business professionals with a keen focus on delivering personalised and
specialised health care with warmth.
Kauvery Hospitals is currently a 1200 bed hospital group with
presence in Chennai, Trichy, Hosur and Salem in addition to planned entry in
new markets.
Apart from having diverseMultispecialty tertiary care
expertise, Kauvery Hospitals house one of three ‘Cardiac Centres of Excellence
in South India’ and the only one in Tiruchirappalli(Trichy).
Kauvery Hospital Sets Up India`s First Dedicated Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzLtiir_l88
Dr Gopalamurugan Briefs On Defibrillator S-ICD Device on the Youngest 18 Year old patient | Kauvery Hospital:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TCB3naHTY4
Dr Gopalamurugan Briefs On Defibrillator S -ICD device On the Youngest 18 year old Paient at Kauvery Hospital:
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