About the Patient and condition:
The mother was detected with twin-to-twin-transfusion syndrome at 14 weeks of pregnancy due to which it was impossible to save both the babies.
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About the Patient and condition
The newborn baby developed heart failure and multi organ failure secondary to the cerebrovascular Vein of Galen Malformation. Vein of Galen Malformation was detected at the antenatal stage during the mother’s pregnancy.
About the Patient and condition
A 60-year-old male, known case of HTN, DM developed acute onset left hemiplegia. MRA brain showed evolving right MCA ischemic stroke with right Internal carotid artery occlusion.
Case Scenario
Patient received Intravenous thrombolysis in some other centre and was shifted to Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, for mechanical thrombectomy in view of large vessel occlusion and persistent hemiplegia. His NIHSS score was 16 and onset to groin puncture time was 5 hours.
About the Patient and Condition
About the Patient and Condition
A 17-month-old Filipino baby was detected with a rare NF-E2 mutation in blood at birth, a congenital defect characterized by exceptionally low levels of platelets. Continuous blood loss from the mouth and abdomen was life threatening for the baby.
About the Patient and condition:
A 52-year-old gentleman suffered from a condition where the Aorta (the main vessel arising from the heart and supplying blood to the entire body) had accidentally suffered a tear between its walls. This is a very serious condition and the chance of death increases by 1% with every hour till surgery is performed.
About the patient and condition
A 55-year-old man with diabetes was admitted at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai with acute heart failure and severe left ventricular dysfunction.
About the Patient and Condition
Mr. Elkaaar Singh Rajput, 56-year-old male was diagnosed to have high blood pressure about 11 years back. He underwent consultations from many doctors and was taking 8 different medicines in maximal doses every day for controlling his blood pressure.
About the Patient and condition
An 83-year-old female, resident of Nairobi, Kenya, presented at the Apollo International clinic at Nairobi for the management of anticoagulation for her atrial fibrillation, which was diagnosed two years back. The patient had a history of hypertension and was receiving the required treatment. Owing to high risk of thromboembolic phenomenon, as judged by CHADS2VASc score, she was advised regular anticoagulation. It was expected that the anticoagulation will prevent the formation of clots in the left atrial appendage.
About the Patient and condition
A 58-year-old diabetic gentleman presented with repeated episodes of syncope and easy fatiguability, for the past few weeks.
