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Navi Mumbai Woman Survives Stroke and Repeated Cardiac Emergencies
A 68-year-old woman became very sick with problems affecting both her heart and brain.
She was treated at a hospital in Navi Mumbai.
A blood clot travelled from her heart to her brain and caused a stroke.
Doctors used a procedure to remove the clot and help blood flow to her brain.
Her heart also developed a dangerous rhythm that made it unable to pump blood properly.
The medical team used CPR and electric shocks to try to restore a safer rhythm.
Doctors later implanted a device that can monitor her heartbeat and deliver a shock if a dangerous rhythm returns.
After more than a month in hospital, she improved and went home in stable condition.
A 68-year-old woman was admitted to Fortis Hiranandani Hospital in Vashi with breathlessness, cough and palpitations.
Doctors found severe heart weakness, a fast heart rhythm and fluid in her lungs.
During her stay, a clot from her heart caused a stroke, which doctors treated with mechanical thrombectomy.
She suffered repeated dangerous heart rhythm episodes and received more than 15 electric shocks, followed by further shocks during another emergency.
Doctors implanted an AICD; after more than a month in hospital, she was discharged in stable condition.
- Who
- Padma Jadhav, a 68-year-old woman, and the multidisciplinary medical team at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital.
- What
- Jadhav survived a stroke and repeated life-threatening cardiac rhythm emergencies; doctors treated her and implanted an AICD.
- Where
- Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
- When
- During a hospital stay lasting more than a month; no specific dates were given.
- Why
- A blood clot from her heart caused a stroke, and she also experienced dangerous heart rhythm disturbances.
Key facts
- Patient
- Padma Jadhav, age 68
- Hospital
- Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi
- Initial heart finding
- Ejection fraction of 20–25 per cent
- Stroke treatment
- Emergency mechanical thrombectomy
- Cardiac emergency treatment
- Prolonged CPR and more than 15 electric shocks, with further shocks during another episode
- Device implanted
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
- Outcome
- Discharged in stable condition after more than a month in hospital
Quotes
Dr Prashant Pawar
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi
“Without timely intervention at each stage, the patient could have succumbed to her condition or been left with debilitating, long-term disability. The combination of mechanical thrombectomy for stroke management and AICD implantation for preventing future heart rhythm disruptions highlights how advances in medical technology can help manage complex and high-risk cases when patients receive timely care.”
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“This was a challenging case as the patient experienced multiple critical complications involving both the heart and the brain during a single hospital stay. Managing severe heart dysfunction, a stroke caused by a blood clot and a sudden life-threatening rhythm abnormality required quick decision-making and close coordination between multiple specialties.”
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