The Padma Vibhushan and Dr BC Roy National Awardee, Dr Purshottam lal, an eminent cardiologist and chairman of Metro Hospital and Heart Institute, Noida has set the world record by successfully performing angioplasty with stenting on a 104-year-old patient from Dehradun to save his life.
Medicos claimed that as per global data available it is the first in the world. The patient, Hari Singh who was born on January 15, 1909, has a shop at Gandhi Nagar Market, Dehradun and residence at Race Course Road Colony, Dehradun.
He was admitted with severe chest pain and low blood pressure. The patient suffered from chest pain, heart failure and kidney dysfunction. He was medically stabilised and required dialysis because of very high creatinine level. He kept on having chest discomfort and hemodynamic instability which necessitated urgent angiography and necessary management.
Singh earlier underwent angioplasty with stenting by Dr P lal in 2001 and was doing well going to his son’s shop, almost on regular basis in Dehradun.
Accordingly patient underwent angiography through his left arm to keep him comfortable. The angiography result showed totally blocked two of the three major arteries from the origin itself.
Talking about the surgery, Dr Purshottam lal said that the patient has been doing well since after the procedure. Failing not to do angioplasty of this remaining artery his life could not have been saved. With the increasing experience, the age of the patient was no bar for such procedures. Saving life and improving the quality of life remained the prime duty of a doctor, remarked Dr lal.