A serious heart event forced Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi to be admitted in AIIMS in the wee hours of this morning.
Doctors at the hospital described his condition as "serious", and that he had been put on ventilator.
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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He was admitted at around 2:30 a.m, added the hospital sources.
"He had a complete left ventricular failure of the heart when he was admitted," said AIIMS spokesperson Y K Gupta.
Source: ANI
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Source: ANI
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Chest Pain
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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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