When 66-year-old Mukesh Shah’s voice became hoarse he sought treatment from an ENT specialist. But with no improvement after two months and the added symptom of breathlessness, Mr. Shah’s family friend, a pulmonologist, advised a chest x-ray.
The x-ray proved a turning point. An abnormal shadow led the pulmonologist to advise a CT scan which revealed a 7 cm aortic aneurysm. Mr. Shah was then referred to a cardiologist.
The patient, on medication for 20 years for hypertension, underwent an echo cardiogram which showed that his heart function was only 40%. Doctors at SIMS Hospital Vadapalani, then did a coronary angiogram that showed severe blockages in all coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle.
