Sourav Ganguly’s well being secure, docs defer additional angioplasty

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Former Indian cricket crew captain and present BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s “health is stable” and the docs have “deemed it safer to defer” additional angioplasty for now, the Woodlands Hospital has said in its newest medical bulletin.
Angioplasty is a process to revive blood move by way of the artery.

Ganguly on Saturday morning suffered dizziness and a sudden blackout following delicate chest ache after a exercise session at his Behala residence right here. He was then moved to a superspeciality facility at Woodlands Hospital.
A medical board of 9 members met at 11.30 a.m. on Monday to debate additional therapy plan together with Ganguly’s members of the family. During the assembly, the medical data and scientific situation of Ganguly had been reviewed by the board members.

“The unanimous decision was that an appropriate timely excellent treatment of primary PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) with revascularisation of RCA was rendered during the acute heart attack stage,” the hospital mentioned in its bulletin.
“The discussion was also on the two other coronary blockages viz LAD and OM2 need to be treated by angioplasty in this admission vis a vis doing it at a immediate later stage. The consensus of the board was that deferring the angioplasty for now is deemed to be a safer option since Mr Ganguly is stable, without any chest pain and is on optimal medical management,” it added.
The hospital additional said that “treating doctors would be keeping constant vigil on the health situation” of the BCCI chief and would take applicable measures each day at residence as soon as discharged.
On Sunday afternoon, he underwent coronary angiography.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was amongst a variety of excessive profile leaders who known as on Ganguly to learn about his well-being. Ganguly advised the Prime Minister that he was feeling higher.