Of the 40,485 participants in the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, around 4000
people required medical aid.
One person suffered a cardiac arrest and 13 other participants were
hospitalised for convulsions and dehydration. The rest suffered from muscle
cramps and minor injuries.
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Fifty two-year-old Kirit Ganatra's heart stopped beating, close to 500 metres from the finishing line. Ganatra, the resident of Powai, had participated in the half marathon spanning over 21 km and was running from Bandra to CST.
"Our volunteers at the finishing line saw him collapsing and rushed to
his rescue," said Dr Vijay D'Silva, medical director, Asian Heart
Institute (AHI), Bandra.
![Cardiac Markers]( "Cardiac Markers")
Cardiac markers are biomarkers which are measured to evaluate the function of heart. The test for troponin may be regarded as the most sensitive and specific test for myocardial
Medicos realised that Ganatra's heart had stopped beating when he collapsed. "It is hard to say as to why he suffered a cardiac arrest. It may have been giddiness from exhaustion or him tripping over and falling," said Dr D'Silva.
An eventual CT scan of the brain showed a swelling on his head.
"The patient is under observation for 48 hours. His condition is stable at the moment with normal blood pressure and heat beating. An angiography will be conducted to ascertain if there is any damage to the heart," said Dr Sriram Patki, intensivist at Bombay Hospital.
Similarly, Ashish Malkar, 27, a pharma company executive, who was running the 10-km corporate run collapsed near the finishing line. He is a known epileptic patient. Doctors said dehydration might have triggered off convulsions.
Of the 4,000 participants who were given medical aid, 14 had to be hospitalised. Ten percent participants required medical help this time, compared to eight last year.
The weather was pleasant and did not contribute much to dehydration. However, participants should maintain minimum intake of liquids, say doctors.
Source: Medindia
Cardiac Markers
Cardiac markers are biomarkers which are measured to evaluate the function of heart. The test for troponin may be regarded as the most sensitive and specific test for myocardial
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Medicos realised that Ganatra's heart had stopped beating when he collapsed. "It is hard to say as to why he suffered a cardiac arrest. It may have been giddiness from exhaustion or him tripping over and falling," said Dr D'Silva.
An eventual CT scan of the brain showed a swelling on his head.
"The patient is under observation for 48 hours. His condition is stable at the moment with normal blood pressure and heat beating. An angiography will be conducted to ascertain if there is any damage to the heart," said Dr Sriram Patki, intensivist at Bombay Hospital.
Similarly, Ashish Malkar, 27, a pharma company executive, who was running the 10-km corporate run collapsed near the finishing line. He is a known epileptic patient. Doctors said dehydration might have triggered off convulsions.
Of the 4,000 participants who were given medical aid, 14 had to be hospitalised. Ten percent participants required medical help this time, compared to eight last year.
The weather was pleasant and did not contribute much to dehydration. However, participants should maintain minimum intake of liquids, say doctors.
Source: Medindia
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