INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Patient recieved artificial heart after it became weak and could not eject blood
The patient had suffered several bullet injuries at the hands of terrorists who had kept him captive.Hani Jawad Mohammed flew back to Iraq
on July 28 with an artificial heart
He had undergone several rounds of surgeries in his native country which however did not improve his health.After coming to India, Mr
Mohammad was advised for Left Ventricle Assistance Device (LVAD), popularly known as an artificial heart, Ajay Kaul, Chairman and Head of
Department, Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery , BLK Heart Centre said in a statement on Thursday."Mohammed came to us with a terminal heart
condition (cardiomyopathy) which was a result of eight gunshot injuries he had suffered during captivity", Mr Kaul said."We found that his
heart was very weak and could not eject blood
We tried to treat him medically first but his breathlessness kept increasing and he was completely crippled
He was waiting for a transplant but due to acute shortage of donors, it was not feasible at that point of time," Mr Kaul added.
