Bengaluru, June 24 (FN Agency) Dr Shankare Gowda, popularly known as a ‘Rs 5 doctor’ got a second life post a very complex cardiac surgery at Fortis Hospital. Dr Gowda, a popular doctor from Mandya, was suffering from heart-related illness and was undergoing initial treatment at a private hospital in Mysore in the month of May. The 67-year-old doctor had complaints of chest pain and was shifted to the hospital. The initial diagnosis revealed that he had a coronary syndrome-inferior wall myocardial infarction, however an angiogram revealed he was suffering from triple vessel coronary disease and was having breathing difficulty. He was advised to undergo Coronary Angioplasty for the treatment of his condition. He was admitted at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road under Dr Vivek Jawali, Chief Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon, Chairman, Dept of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore who performed a complex cardiac surgery. Dr Vivek Jawali who performed the surgery on Dr Gowda, said, “Dr Shankare Gowda had suffered a major heart attack in Mandya which had damaged a major portion of his heart, however, it was very fortunate that he survived the heart attack.
The angiogram revealed major blockage in all the coronary arteries denoting that he had suffered a major heart attack leading to a weak heart. Post examination, it was diagnosed that he had developed fluid accumulation in the lungs, suffered a heart failure, kidney failure due to low perfusion pressure, with an additional lung infection and was on the verge of having multi-organ dysfunction.” “He was shifted to Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road from Mandya to undergo Surgery. Considering his condition and multiple complications, we created a workup plan to stabilize his condition to be able to go ahead with the surgery. He was admitted in the hospital in the mid of May for a week. “We stabilised his condition and sent him back to Mandya for his recovery. Over a period of one month, his condition improved and was admitted at Fortis Hospital in mid-June for undergoing coronary angioplasty.
The surgery was performed successfully without any complications and the patient had a very smooth recovery. We are glad that he is completely stable now and feel happy that he had a major setback,” he further said. Fortis Healthcare Limited – an IHH Healthcare Berhad Company – is a leading integrated healthcare services provider in India. It is one of the largest healthcare organizations in the country with 27 healthcare facilities, 4100 operational beds and over 419 diagnostics centres including JVs. Fortis is present in India, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka. The Company is listed on the BSE Ltd and National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India. It draws strength from its partnership with global major and parent company, IHH, to build upon its culture of world-class patient care and superlative clinical excellence. Fortis employs 23,000 people who share its vision of becoming the world’s most trusted healthcare network. Fortis offers a full spectrum of integrated healthcare services ranging from clinics to quaternary care facilities and a wide range of ancillary services.