Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 12: One more pinnacle was scaled by Dr Neeraj Mahajan, Director Cath Lab and Head, Division of Cardiology at Ankur Maitrika Hospital, Jammu by successfully performing Balloon Aortic Valvotomy (BAV) on a child.
Dr C D Gupta, the renowned and the senior most cardiologist of Jammu recommended a 10-year-old boy suffering from severe Congenital Aortic Stenosis for BAV to Dr Neeraj who successfully accomplished it and saved the precious life and kept the trust of his teacher and mentor, Dr C D Gupta, upon him.
Dr Mahajan said, “Congenital Aortic Stenosis is a rare heart disease in which a baby is born with deformed and narrowing of one of the heart valves (Aortic Valve) due to which there is increasing pressure in the heart chambers and also lungs leading to lung congestion. Also the body tissues don’t get proper blood supply leading to their poor growth. Clinically, these kindas of children get breathless on slightest exertion or even at rest and if the valve tightness is very severe, they may succumb at very early age if they are not treated at proper time”.
“Historically, the treatment involves valve repair or replacement by open heart surgery which is highly complicated at so tender age. But with advancing technology, this valve can be treated by Balloon Aortic Valvotomy. BAV involves passing a catheter mounted balloon across the stenosed valve and inflating at the right pressures to dilate it. The whole procedure is done under mild sedation and local anaesthesia via one of the groin vessels” said Dr Mahajan.
Dr Rohit Gupta, Head Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Ankur Maitrika Hospital, provided the much needed anaesthesia support and entire cath lab staff assisted Dr Neeraj in the procedure.
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