An ex-army officer’s wife with severe chest pain was admitted to SSB Heart and Multispeciality Hospital, Faridabad on 21st January 2023. The 107 years, 9 months and 7 days old woman suffered from a major heart attack and was admitted under the expert supervision of Dr. Shyam Sundar Bansal and his team. She was immediately taken for an angiography procedure in Cath lab on the same day. The angiography revealed a 99% blockage of proximal LAD. It was also found that a large clot had developed at the site of the block causing heart attack. After obtaining consent of the family members, Dr. Bansal opened the artery with a balloon and a stent. Soon after the procedure, the patient was stable. She was kept under observation in the Coronary Care Unit for one day. She did not show any signs of discomfort and was stable throughout. She was discharged in a healthy condition on 23 January 2023. Being interviewed, Dr. S.S. Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of the hospital said, “This case is an eye opener for the society. If timely action is taken by recognizing the heart attack at an early stage, the issue can be easily resolved. Angioplasty and stenting by experts can even save patients of an extremely old age.” This feat of Dr. Bansal and his team is no less than a miracle. Dr. Bansal agrees with the advancement in technology being a key factor in the process. He said, “Technology and expertise in nonsurgical heart attack treatment has taken a leap. It has made it possible to analyze difficult anatomy of super senior citizens and treat them successfully by nonsurgical methods of angioplasty and stenting.” Age is not a hindrance anymore. Heart attacks can be treated in an emergency for every patient in the best centers of the world. This achievement of SSB Heart and Multispecialty Hospital, Faridabad has attracted praise from a lot of people.
