(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) An Omani student from the Ibra College of Technology who was detected with a rare genetic disorder has been implanted with a device in India which allows doctors to monitor him while he is in Oman.
Abdulmajeed Ali al Siyabi 20 suffers from Brugada Syndrome (BS) a rare genetic disorder which causes abnormal electrocardiogram readings leading to increased risk of sudden cardiac death.
Speaking to Muscat Daily from India Dr Aparna Jaswal senior consultant electrophysiologist at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute New Delhi who carried out the surgery said 'BS can be a cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD).
It is a lethal disorder especially among the youth.'
She said that an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was used to save him.
'The device has been implanted under the collar bone. The challenge is to ensure that the device functions normally and there are no abnormal heart rhythms. We call such patients every three to four months. We have given him a Medtronic CareLink Monitor which helps him check his heart beats and enables me to monitor his condition from New Delhi while he is in Oman.'
Dr Aparna said that when the patient holds the antenna of the monitor over the implanted device data is transferred from the implanted device to the monitor and sent to a secure server via a standard telephone line/cellular network. We then review the patient's data using the Medtronic CareLink Clinician website.'
Ali al Siyabi the patient's father said 'My son's problem began when he was ten years old. One day he fainted in school. We took him to a doctor who said that it was due to weakness from skipping breakfast. However such occurrences kept increasing with age. It was only after one such episode in 2013 that we consulted experts in Muscat who said that he was suffering from recurrent syncope and extreme care must be taken.'
Ali said that after consulting friends and experts he decided to take his son to India where doctors diagnosed him with BS.
'Dr Aparna told us that the only treatment available for my son is to insert an ICD and we decided to go ahead with the procedure' he said.
'She said that this is the latest technology where a home monitor device sends data through wireless to the doctors for evaluation.'
Ali said that the surgery was conducted earlier this month.
'Dr Aparna said that ICD has a battery life of five to nine years and so the patient does not have to be taken to India for check-ups unless an emergency arises' he added.
He said that his son is no more under medication.
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