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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : April 19, 2018 12:11 PM IST
A team of doctors at Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennaitreated a 66-year-old man as he was admitted with zero pulse, recently. The patient underwent a rare and fatal condition known cardiogenic shock when the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body.
The patient felt a heavy heart and fainted while he was at home having his breakfast. When he was rushed with a trailing pulse rate to the hospital, he underwent cardiogenic shock with zero pulse caused by a severe heart attack as soon as he was taken inside the emergency room. The heart ventricles were failing function leading to irregular blood circulation. A CPR was immediately performed and subsequently taken to the cath lab for further treatment.
Cardiogenic shock is rare condition which, if not treated immediately can be fatal. A crucial investigation led the treating team of doctors to place an inter aortic balloon pump (IABP) to increase supply of oxygen to the heart muscle and increase cardiac output to stabilize the patient. Here's all you need to know about heart attack.
Speaking about the case, Dr. Madan Mohan, Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Fortis Malar Hospital said, Cardiogenic shock is a very rare condition which is often caused by a severe heart attack. However, not every heart attack experiences this rare condition. This condition can be lethal if not treated on time. Luckily, the patient was brought and treated within 20 minutes after his collapse which was very important. The patient responded well to the treatment and is now out of danger. He was discharged from the hospital after 15 days of primary angioplasty.
Cardiogenic shock is one of the most common cause of death in patients with acute myocardial infraction. A complex degenerating clinical spiral of multi-organ dysfunction, it begins when the heart is no longer able to provide sufficient resting pressure and flow. Despite advances in the management of the cardiogenic shock, the rates of the mortality have remained high.
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Source: Press release
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