Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi's condition continues to be critical on the 13th day today.
Dr. Vineet Suri, consultant in neurology, Apollo hospital, said Dasmunshi's condition continues to remain critical and that he is on life support system.
Heart Attack
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Other names for heart attack include acute myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, and coronary occlusion.
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Sixty two-year-old Dasmunsi had suffered a severe heart attack on October 13 and admitted to the AIIMS.
Last Monday, he was shifted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital for further neurological treatment.
The minister suffered a complete failure of the left ventricular system, a condition which is also known as pulmonary edema, resulting in swelling of the lungs and causing respiratory failure.
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Respiratory diseases affect any part of the respiratory system. Some of the lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can lead to respiratory failure.
As a result there hypoxia, a condition where there is reduction of oxygen supply to the body parts, which is the main complication in such conditions.
"In the case of Dasmunsi, brain stopped getting sufficient oxygen supply resulting from edema damaging some of the neurons responsible for key functions of the body," doctors at AIIMS said.
"In his one week stay at AIIMS, Dasmuni showed no movement of the four limbs and his pupils remained fixed and dilated," the doctors said.
American neurologist from John Hopkins University, Dr Den Henley, was flown in last Saturday to examine Dasmunsi.
At present Dasmunshi is being closely monitored.
Source: ANI
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The minister suffered a complete failure of the left ventricular system, a condition which is also known as pulmonary edema, resulting in swelling of the lungs and causing respiratory failure.
Respiratory Diseases
Respiratory diseases affect any part of the respiratory system. Some of the lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can lead to respiratory failure.
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As a result there hypoxia, a condition where there is reduction of oxygen supply to the body parts, which is the main complication in such conditions.
"In the case of Dasmunsi, brain stopped getting sufficient oxygen supply resulting from edema damaging some of the neurons responsible for key functions of the body," doctors at AIIMS said.
"In his one week stay at AIIMS, Dasmuni showed no movement of the four limbs and his pupils remained fixed and dilated," the doctors said.
American neurologist from John Hopkins University, Dr Den Henley, was flown in last Saturday to examine Dasmunsi.
At present Dasmunshi is being closely monitored.
Source: ANI
SRM
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Heart attack can cause symptoms such as Chest pain or discomfort, Shortness of breath and pain in neck, back, arm, or shoulder and is due to blockage of blood supply to the heart muscles
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 Ancillary TestsCardiomegaly, cardio thoracic ratio IMAGE 0.5 on an anteroposterior chest radiograph is common finding in HF patients. Pulmonary edema is marked by equalization of the caliber of blood vessels. | Advertisement
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