A senior doctor at Jaipur’s famous Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital has questioned the declare that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s artery blockage that pressured him to go through an angioplasty process on the hospital remaining Friday was the result of post-Covid complications.
On August 27, CM Gehlot underwent angioplasty at some point of which a stent was positioned in one of his 3 major arteries that had “90% blockage” following a “severe” chest ache given that Thursday. The blockage was found on Friday and the angioplasty was carried out hours later the same day, consistent with the leading minister and the hospital authorities.
Gehlot’s tweets on Friday and Saturday advised he was informed via way of means of doctor(s) that the artery blockage was a “post-Covid” development.
“This took place because of post-Covid effect, therefore, I request you all to take care and live healthily, comply with Covid protocols and get vaccinated on time. I thank you all again,” he tweeted on August 30, 3 days after undergoing the angioplasty process.
Responding to one in every of CM’s tweets, the top branch of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at SMS Hospital, Dr Rajkumar Yadav tweeted, “On behalf of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery [department at] SMS Jaipur, I congratulate you for successful and well-timed angioplasty.” He continued, “Since the beginning of your pain [in the] chest it was [due to] the blockage only which was wrongly attributed to Covid.”
Dr Yadav didn’t specify who was responsible for the “wrong attribution” or diagnosis.
When approached for clarity on the events, Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma said a medical team was monitoring Gehlot’s treatment at the SMS Hospital after he complained of chest pain and it was formed in the presence of the state chief secretary, principal secretary to the CM, secretary health, and Sudhir Bhandari, principal SMS medical college.
“If there was any lacuna, I will get it examined,” Sharma said referring to the suggestion made by Dr Yadav.