Patient Testimonial
"Feeling better. The symptoms decreased. Better than before. And can walk a long distance"
There are usually regular physical exams. After examining, the doctor said that the heart valves started leaking, but not much, yet I didn't have to do anything, just wait and see for 3 years, the doctor told me it was a lot. The drawer is already making noise and leaking. So I asked your doctor, how many treatments are there, The hospital that takes care of us has a method to do it, but the only way is surgery. No other methods, but the doctor said that there are usually two methods of surgery, TAVI, but we still do not have it.
Here we are. So what shall we do? We are still afraid of the dummy building. I haven't decided anything yet. Tell the doctor to consult with your family first. Everyone concluded that with 85 years 85-year-old father did not want to hurt a lot. So I thought it was better to do it with TAVI, and it was a new way.
With an older father to have surgery like that, the risk is high. Especially the subject of infection. And then we talked to the doctor, and I thought that the TAVI method was one to reduce the pain. Meaning there is no personal injury or very little pain, which my father made, never complaining that there was a wound or anything at all
"I felt no pain, just a sensation like something moving inside me. After leaving the catheterization lab, my chest felt clear, with no wound pain—just a little drowsiness."
In the early hours of Monday, June 17, the medical team at Ramkhamhaeng Hospital's Cardiac Catheterization Center performed a cardiac catheterization on Police Sub-Lieutenant Vararon Ruechaikiat, 44. After this significant procedure, he recounted the origin of his heart condition. Earlier this year, he experienced chest pain, and a preliminary examination revealed severe blockages in three coronary arteries due to fat deposits. One artery was completely blocked, allowing no blood flow, while the other two were dangerously obstructed.
The treating physician recommended urgent intervention at Ramkhamhaeng Hospital's Cardiac Catheterization Center, which is fully equipped to treat such conditions without bypass surgery. This news brought him great relief, as he and his family were deeply concerned about the prospect of surgery.
“It's a difficult case. Because it has been done twice and failed, but there is a chance."
I have had a blood lipid test since I was about 35 years old. It turned out that my arterial lipid values were high. But we think that we exercise, and diet should help, and I think that we are young. And we still did not want to take drugs and lived like that until we were around 50. Until the end of last year, I felt that the fat was high for a long time and became uncomfortable, so we went to the hospital to check for a CT scan. We can find out what methods can be examined. It appears that the CT scan is too high. The risk factor is around 400. But mine is 1,100. This means that the coronary artery is likely to have a problem. But we still do not do anything and still live a normal life. I had the opportunity to go to a senior basketball tournament in Chiang Mai. My teammates later told me that there was a Heart Attack symptom. During my rest, I had a faint heartbeat, and I finally stopped breathing. But fortunately, in the gym, there was an athlete cardiologist on the court, so he tried to do it. CPR until rescuers brought the machine AED, shocked my heart, and immediately rushed me to the hospital in Chiang Mai. It turned out that night, there were two balloon surgeries. The left strand was narrowed by 80% but succeeded. The right strand was narrowed 99% that night did not succeed. But at least it is a certain level of safety.
When I return to Bangkok. I was still worried that the right strand was still constricted. So I went to another hospital for balloon surgery, and it was still unsuccessful. Until I got to know Dr. Wasan's name. I also looked at the history of treatment, how to treat this kind of treatment. After that, I came to find out about what hospital he worked at. When I came and talked to him, He suggested that it was a difficult case because it was done twice and failed, but there was a chance, so how much of a chance did we have to try a Coronary Angiography to get the answer? Because if done, it is likely to be cured. The doctor will do the treatment. I began to prepare myself for the body to enter the room at about 9 pm. Once the injection was complete, the doctor looked at it and it was highly possible to do that night, then we did it. In normal cases, it may take a short time because balloon surgery may take less time.
But after it was done, Dr. Uthai, who also attended the case, said it was quite a difficult case over the years. That night took about 5 hours to complete. The right heart vein returned to normal. So now I have all three coronary arteries as usual. The condition of my body is good, walking normally. And then I can begin to exercise a little.
