Women pregnant with twins survives 18 hours cardiac surgery; Mumbai ,28th July,25

Mumbai: A 31-year-old woman, eight months pregnant with twins, was rushed to KEM Hospital for intense chest pain radiating down her spine, and breathlessness.

Doctors found a tear in the main blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to     the rest of the body. But delays in diagnosis and treatment cost nearly a day, and      fearing the loss of all three lives, the family moved her to a private hospital.              The mother, Tejaswini Hire, and her two preterm daughters remained at Jaslok     Hospital for a month. The total expenses touched around Rs 30 lakh, covering an emergency caesarean, an open-heart surgery, and a month-long admission for all   three.                                                                                                                        

The twins turned two months old on Sunday. “At KEM, I was told the costs could be Rs 4 lakh, but the risks seemed too high and we had lost trust,” said Nishant Hire, the twins’ father. The family lives in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in Ghatkopar. “We had to borrow from friends and family, all our savings are exhausted, but at least all three are alive and safe,” Hire said.  A doctor from KEM Hospital said, “They took discharge against medical advice.

It was a high-risk case with low survival chances, but we were prepared to operate. In the end, it was the patient’s choice.” Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Hemant Pathare, who performed the surgery, explained that in medical terms this was a case of an aortic dissection caused by a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome. The              syndrome can lead to serious heart problems.                                                           

“Marfan syndrome is risky even outside pregnancy, but during pregnancy, the risk to the mother’s life is far more. The most dangerous part is that cardiac                complications can strike at any time from the first day to just after delivery" said   Dr. Danny Laliwala ,the gynecologist who performed the delivery.   The most dangerous part is that cardiac complications can strike at any time from the first day to just after delivery” said Dr. Danny Laliwala ,the gynecologist who performed the delivery.