A 30 yrs old lady from Tiruchirappalli has been suffering from PDA
(PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS) a congenital cardiac defect, for 30 years. It is a
condition where the abnormal flow between the aorta and pulmonary artery is causing
a mixture of oxygenated blood with deoxygenated blood. She is the mother of 3
children. The disease troubled her for quite a long period. Till recent past,
surgery was the only way to bail out from this suffering. Though the non
surgical procedure is available in metros, the cost for this treatment
obstructed her way to avail the benefit. Hailing from a poor family and the
earning of the family head is hand to mouth she was fish out of water.
Now came the blessing in disguise for her rescue through
Dr.S.Aravindakumar, MD, DNB (Cardio), the interventional cardiologist of
Kauvery Hospital, Trichy, who explained to her about the non surgical procedure
under The Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme Tamilnadu, which otherwise
would cost more than a Lakh. Normally the available surgical treatment for this
defect would need a week long hospital stay and post surgically would restrict
her domestic work with continuing medicine intake for three months.
Learning the availability of non surgical procedure, she opted to be
the first patient in Trichy to gain life from Dr.S.Aravindakumar that too free
of cost under The Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme where the hospital stay
is a day and followed by no restriction in domestic work. She got admitted and
underwent coil closure. After the successful coil closure of PDA, the patient was
bailed out of life threat.
Similarly a 27 yrs old lady from Ariyalur, who has been suffering
from Atrial Septal Defect since birth, got a ray of hope when she learnt from Dr.S.Aravindakumar,
MD,DNB (Cardio) of Kauvery hospital, Trichy, that her problem can also be
solved non surgically, free of cost under
the Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme. ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) is a congenital cardiac
defect where a hole in the septum between the Right and Left Atrium of the heart
forms a way for mixing of deoxygenated blood with oxygenated one. The hole in
the heart of this patient measured 24 mm and normally closure is possible only
through surgery as the hole was large and has the post surgical restrictions.
However Dr.S.Aravindakumar, MD, DNB (Cardio) built confidence in the patient
and obtained her consent for the non surgical procedure of ASD device closure.
She was admitted and underwent the procedure. Post procedure was complication
free and she too was brought out of danger.
Both the patients and their relatives expressed their profound
gratitude to The Tamilnadu chief minister and Dr.S.Aravindakumar, MD, DNB
(Cardio) the interventional Cardiologist of Kauvery Hospital Trichy who made
their dream come true. Kauvery Hospital is very happy & proud to say that these type of
interventional Cardiac procedures are first of its kind in Trichy.
