Doctors save woman from ruptured heart in Vietnam
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Doctors at Bạch Mai Hospital’s Ninh Bình facility in Vietnam saved a woman from a life-threatening ruptured heart after she arrived with severe chest pain and signs of cardiogenic shock.
The woman’s family had begun preparing for her funeral, indicating the severity of her condition. Medical staff diagnosed a free wall rupture following a heart attack, a complication with a 90 to 100 percent mortality rate if not immediately treated.
The hospital initiated its highest level of internal emergency protocols, securing blood supplies and preparing for extensive testing to manage her condition. Within 20 minutes of arriving, the medical team moved the patient to surgery, preparing the operating room in just two minutes and completing consultations in ten. Surgeons performed the complex operation on a beating heart, using a self-derived pericardial patch and specialized biological glue to repair the damage.
Nineteen days after admission, the woman reported being nearly pain-free and fully recovered, preparing to return home. Bạch Mai Hospital also discharged a 40-year-old man who received a heart transplant from a 29-year-old donor who was declared brain dead. The hospital coordinated the transplant with Central Huế Hospital, giving the man a new chance at life after his heart function had fallen to 17 percent.
