NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old auto driver who suffered a heart attack in November 2022 and was diagnosed with 95% occlusion of his left anterior descending artery (LAD) has been diagnosed with 95% occlusion in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) after nearly four months of treatment in hospital. Completely healed. All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA).
Avdesh Kumar, a resident of Jaitpur in southeast Delhi, said in an interview with TOI that he suffered a heart attack on November 12, 2022. “I was taken to Safdarjung Hospital, where I was admitted for seven days and after several months of treatment, doctors performed an angiogram and found 95% occlusion in the left anterior descending artery and 70% occlusion in the right coronary artery (RCA). An intermediate blockage was found,” he said, adding that doctors recommended stent placement after treatment.
“I didn’t have the procedure because I didn’t have the money. Then I approached AIIA for treatment,” he said, adding that an angiogram was performed in October 2023 and the LAD showed non-calcified plaque in segment 6. , showed an occlusion rate of 85-90%, adding that RCA showed calcified plaque in segment 1, causing an occlusion rate of 5. -10% occlusion. Another noncalcified plaque was noted in segment 2, resulting in 65-70% occlusion.
Dr Divya Kajaria, assistant professor at AIIA’s Kaya Chikitsa Department, said Kumar was given Virechana, a form of Panchkarma therapy, followed by oral medication for three months. He was hospitalized for 15 days and then put on medication for three months. Currently he has 0-5% occlusion in both his LAD and RCA, which is normal.
Doctors said that when the patient arrived at the hospital, he was having trouble breathing, was unable to walk more than 500 steps, and had occasional chest pains.They recommended stent surgery because his left artery is more susceptible to damage. added. However, due to financial constraints, he did not do it.
Doctors say a blockage in the LAD can lead to a fatal heart attack known as a widow maker. As the largest coronary artery, the LAD supplies a large amount of blood to the left side of the heart. These arteries are at risk for plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) and coronary artery disease. Angioplasty and stenting are necessary to widen the arteries and reduce the risk of heart attack. Occlusion of the right coronary artery can cause infarction of the inferior wall of the left ventricle, with or without right ventricular myocardial infarction.
Avdesh Kumar, a resident of Jaitpur in southeast Delhi, said in an interview with TOI that he suffered a heart attack on November 12, 2022. “I was taken to Safdarjung Hospital, where I was admitted for seven days and after several months of treatment, doctors performed an angiogram and found 95% occlusion in the left anterior descending artery and 70% occlusion in the right coronary artery (RCA). An intermediate blockage was found,” he said, adding that doctors recommended stent placement after treatment.
“I didn’t have the procedure because I didn’t have the money. Then I approached AIIA for treatment,” he said, adding that an angiogram was performed in October 2023 and the LAD showed non-calcified plaque in segment 6. , showed an occlusion rate of 85-90%, adding that RCA showed calcified plaque in segment 1, causing an occlusion rate of 5. -10% occlusion. Another noncalcified plaque was noted in segment 2, resulting in 65-70% occlusion.
Dr Divya Kajaria, assistant professor at AIIA’s Kaya Chikitsa Department, said Kumar was given Virechana, a form of Panchkarma therapy, followed by oral medication for three months. He was hospitalized for 15 days and then put on medication for three months. Currently he has 0-5% occlusion in both his LAD and RCA, which is normal.
Doctors said that when the patient arrived at the hospital, he was having trouble breathing, was unable to walk more than 500 steps, and had occasional chest pains.They recommended stent surgery because his left artery is more susceptible to damage. added. However, due to financial constraints, he did not do it.
Doctors say a blockage in the LAD can lead to a fatal heart attack known as a widow maker. As the largest coronary artery, the LAD supplies a large amount of blood to the left side of the heart. These arteries are at risk for plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) and coronary artery disease. Angioplasty and stenting are necessary to widen the arteries and reduce the risk of heart attack. Occlusion of the right coronary artery can cause infarction of the inferior wall of the left ventricle, with or without right ventricular myocardial infarction.
