Eastern Railway’s Hospitals are striving hard to provide super specialty standard facilities to its employees and beneficiaries. In that endeavour, Cardiologists of B.R. Singh Railway Hospital recently accomplished a remarkable medical procedure by conducting a Balloon Pulmonary Valvotomy (BPV) o­n a 35 years old mother who is currently breast-feeding her 7 months old child. In addition to BPV, a high-risk Cesarean Section (C.S) operation was also done at B.R. Singh Hospital. The patient was diagnosed with Congenital Pulmonary Stenosis, where o­ne of the right sided heart valves became extremely tight, leading to a reduced flow of deoxygenated blood to the lunges.

Utilizing a percutaneous approach, the team of Cardiologists skillfully opened the stenotic valve using balloons, successfully reduced the obstruction. The procedure resulted in a significant reduction in the gradient, which decreased from 76 mm Hg to 10 mm Hg after the intervention.

Congenital stenosis of the pulmonary valve is a rare disease with a prevalence rate of 5 cases per 10,000 people. This procedure, performed through a small puncture in the groin, eliminates the need of open-heart surgery and offers a less invasive alternative for patients.

The successful completion of this rare intervention highlights the expertise and dedication of the medical professionals, particularly in Cardiology department at B.R. Singh Hospital. 

Source- ER