70 years old lady from Udhampur named Smt Lalita Devi who had suffered a massive heart attack was admitted to Narayana Hospital where she underwent a Covid test as per Standard Operating Procedure and she tested positive for Covid-19. The patient was initially received at Emergency Department of Narayana Super speciality Hospital and was resuscitated by ER team- Dr. Sumit Sharma. Inspite of being aware of this fact, that the lady was covid positive, she was taken to Cath Lab for her Heart Surgery. Dr. Nikhil Mahajan and his team followed all the Covid protocols while operating the lady and saved a precious human life.
While explaining the procedure, Dr. Nikhil Mahajan said “Heart attack is a medical emergency and if urgent surgery is not performed, the patient can loose his/her life, therefore the lady was treated as per standard heart attack treatment guidelines inspite of the fact that she was Covid positive which don’t deter us from treating a critical patient.” He further explained “A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked. The blockage is most often a buildup of fat, cholesterol and other substances, which form a plaque in the arteries that feed the heart (coronary arteries).”