Mumbai/Neeta Parab: Suffering from a heart condition called bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic stenosis, his heart was functioning at a very low level. Many private hospitals refused to perform heart surgery on the 56-year-old patient in such a critical condition. However, the doctors at J.J. Hospital accepted the risk and successfully treated him and saved his life.

A 56-year-old man living in Kandivali had been suffering from heart disease for the past year. He was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic stenosis. The heart’s ability to function was also decreasing day by day. His heart was failing continuously. This is a very serious and almost impossible condition. In such a situation, the patient concerned had been going to private hospitals for treatment for a year. Since this surgery was very complicated and had a high risk of death, the doctors in the private hospital were refusing to perform the surgery.

In such a situation, he was admitted to J.J. Hospital for treatment as he did not have enough money to pay for the treatment. After conducting all the tests on the patient, Dr. Ashish Bhiwapurkar of the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CVTS) Department of J.J. Hospital decided to perform an immediate surgery on the patient. A free life-saving aortic valve replacement surgery was performed under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. The expert doctors involved in this surgery were Dr. Suraj Nagre, Dr. Amreen Sheikh, Dr. Shruti Dubey, Dr. Zareen Rangwala, Dr. Akshay Kumar Verma, Dr. Ruta Sukharamwala, Dr. Tanmay Pandey, as well as the operating room staff Vaishali Degavkar and Pooja More.

The anesthesiologist team led by Dr. Ashwin Sonkamble administered anesthesia very safely. Also, the chief investigator Raju Daud managed the surgery very carefully to keep the vital organs safe. The patient’s heart contractions had to be restored several times during and after the surgery, but due to the coordination of the team from the Intensive Care Anesthesia Department and the CVTS Department, the patient underwent a successful surgery.

The patient, who was unable to walk before the surgery, started walking well after the surgery. The doctor said that he is now leading a normal life. The surgery was performed under the guidance of J.J. Hospital Dean Dr. Ajay Bhandarwar and Medical Superintendent Dr. Sanjay Surase, and the patient’s condition is currently stable.