A team of paediatric cardiologists at Brahmananda Narayana Multispeciality Hospital successfully performed a unique procedure on a 15-year old girl who suffered from Patent Ductus Arteriosus(PDA), an extremely rare case found only in one among ten lakh children. She was the first patient in eastern India to be treated for such a rare form of congenital disorder of the heart. Brahmananda Narayana Multispeciality Hospital is the only centre in Jamshedpur to have expertise in paediatric cardiology speciality with a full-time paediatric cardiologist available.
Jyotsna, the young patient from Ghatsila, Jharkhand was brought to Brahmananda Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, with severe symptoms of recurrent cough, cold and was not gaining weight. Investigations revealed that that she was suffering from Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), a congenital disorder of the heart where a normal blood vessel that connects two major arteries supplying blood from the heart to the developing foetus, fails to close after birth. This is a normal foetal blood vessel in all babies that closes soon after birth.
Dr Pankaj Kumar Gupta, consultant paediatric cardiology said “Patent Ductus Arteriosus, is a highly rare condition which makes timely diagnosis a big challenge. Early symptoms are uncommon, but during the first year of life, there is difficulty in breathing and poor weight gain. PDA is common in patients with persistent respiratory problems such as hypoxia, and has a high occurrence in premature children. With age, PDA if untreated may lead to heart failure.”