DR RANJIT JAGTAP DR. RANJIT JAGTAP HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICAL PROCEDURE SINCE 1988, DOING OVER 35,000 DIFFERENT HEART SURGERIES TO DATE. THROUGHOUT THE MOST RECENT COUPLE OF YEARS, HE HAS BUILT AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF SPECIALISTS, AND THEY HAVE ALL WORKED TOGETHER TO CREATE AN ULTRAMODERN CARDIAC CARE SET UP IN PUNE. ACCORDING TO DR RANJIT JAGTAP REVIEWS, HE IS A GENERAL PAEDIATRICIAN WHO SPECIALISES IN TINY NEWBORNS, INFANTS, AND NEONATAL HEART SURGERY. HE ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY INITIATIVES, WHICH RESULTS IN GOOD PROCEDURES.
BENTALL HEART SURGERY • THE AORTA IS THE BODY'S LARGEST ARTERY, WHICH BRANCHES INTO SMALLER ARTERIES TO DELIVER OXYGENATED BLOOD TO EVERY AREA OF THE BODY. THE ASCENDING AORTA (PART THAT RISES FROM THE HEART), THE AORTIC ARCH (PART THAT BENDS OVER THE HEART), THE DESCENDING THORACIC AORTA (PART THAT GOES DOWN THE CHEST AREA), AND THE ABDOMINAL AORTA ARE THE FOUR SECTIONS THAT MAKE UP THE AORTA (PART THAT BEGINS AT THE DIAPHRAGM). • THE BENTALL TECHNIQUE IS A SURGERY THAT TREATS AORTA ABNORMALITIES. THE AORTIC ROOT (BASE OF THE AORTA) AND VALVE (THREE FLAPS THAT MAINTAIN THE ONE-WAY FLOW OF BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE AORTA) ARE REPLACED, AND THE CORONARY ARTERIES ARE RE-IMPLANTED (THAT BRANCH OUT FROM THE ASCENDING AORTA). THE BENTALL OPERATION IS THE MOST PREVALENT AND CONTEMPORARY FORM OF SURGERY. FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY YOU NEED THIS SURGERY EXPLAINED BY DR RANJIT JAGTAP, A CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON IN PUNE.
INDICATIONS • THE BENTALL OPERATION IS USED TO TREAT THE FOLLOWING AORTIC CONDITIONS: • REGURGITATION OF THE AORTA (LEAKING OF THE AORTIC VALVE) • MARFAN'S SYNDROME IS A CONDITION THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE (GENETIC DISEASE THAT CAUSES AORTIC WALL WEAKNESS) • AORTIC DISSECTION IS A CONDITION IN WHICH THE AORTA (SEPARATION OF THE LAYERS OF THE AORTIC WALL) • ANEURYSM OF THE AORTA (ENLARGEMENT OF THE AORTA)
WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF UNDERGOING A BENTALL PROCEDURE? • A BENTALL CAN LEAD TO SOME RISKS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SURGERY HAVE SIDE EFFECTS. HAZARDS THAT AFFECT MORE THAN 5% OF PATIENTS ARE KNOWN AS COMMON RISKS. THESE CAN INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: • BLEEDING • ARRHYTHMIAS- NORMAL CARDIAC RHYTHMS. • MEMORY ISSUES, HAZY VISION, AND DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING - ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE USUALLY VERY BRIEF. RISKS THAT OCCUR IN FEWER THAN 5% OF PATIENTS ARE CONSIDERED UNCOMMON. THESE CAN INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: • DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LUNGS AND KIDNEYS • STROKE AND HEART ATTACK • A BLOOD CLOT IN THE LUNGS OR LEGS IS A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION. • DEATH
SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN THE FUTURE • ACCORDING TO DR RANJIT JAGTAP NEWS, SOME PATIENTS WHO GET THE BENTALL OPERATION DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND NEVER REQUIRE IT AGAIN. HOWEVER, SOME PATIENTS WILL REQUIRE MORE SURGERY IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE A DISORDER LIKE MARFAN SYNDROME, AND THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM CAUSES ANOTHER ANEURYSM TO FORM, THIS IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN. IN THIS SITUATION, YOUR AORTA MIGHT NEED SURGICAL REPAIR. • CONCLUSION • YOU WILL BE PROVIDED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR NEAREST CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMME BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. AS YOU HEAL, REHABILITATE, AND RETURN TO YOUR REGULAR, EVERYDAY LIFE, YOU'LL GET SUPPORT THROUGHOUT YOUR PROGRAMME. • AFTER YOUR SURGERY, REMEMBER TO FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS ON MEDICINES AND OTHER NECESSARY LIFESTYLE ADJUSTMENTS, AS WELL AS TO KEEP ALL OF YOUR SCHEDULED VISITS. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR RANJIT JAGTAP CLINIC IF YOU START TO FEEL SICK OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT.