A man in his fifties survived a severe heart attack after being transferred to the emergency room of Imam al-Hujjah Hospital, and his heart was revived after it suddenly stopped.
The patient was complaining of coronary artery insufficiency and heart failure, which led to severe shortness of breath.
The patient underwent an emergency catheterization procedure under the supervision of the cardiologist and catheter therapy specialist, Dr. Ali Tfaili, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit and placed on a ventilator.
After providing the necessary health care by our medical staff, the patient was discharged after improving and recovering.
The head nurse of the emergency room at mam al-Hujjah Hospital, Bassem Karim Dahash, stated:
“The patient came to the emergency department complaining of severe chest pain.”
He adds:
“We treated the patient as quickly as possible, and during that time the heart muscle stopped, and through pulmonary resuscitation for an hour to an hour and a half, he came back to life and he was admitted to intensive care unit.”
He pointed out that the medical staff who treated the patient’s condition included the emergency medicine specialist at Imam al-Hujjah Hospital, Dr. Shahad Abd al-Rida, nurse Haider Hamza, nurse Murtada Ratib, and nurse Sumaya Hussein.
