Cardiac arrest is caused by acute cerebral thrombosis – an embolism causing insufficient supply of blood to nourish the cardiac muscle cells. About 90% of patients die within six hours of suffering a cerebral embolism. The lack of blood to the cardiac muscle cells causes heart congestion, perspiration, abnormal breathing, panting, palpitations, dizziness, fainting, hypotension, shock, heart failure and often sudden death.
Heart failure is fatal to 10-25% of patients. About 50% of the patients die before reaching the hospital because the lower atria beats too rapidly. About 30% of the patients die at the hospital within 24-48 hours from dead heart muscles caused by shock and heart failure. Heart failure and sudden death usually occur within the first 4-6 hours after blood flow to the cardiac muscle cells becomes insufficient to sustain them. The most effective treatment for the rapid beat of the lower atria is electric shock using a cardiac defibrillator.
There is an 80% chance of death for patients suffering a heart attack. That drops to 50% if they undergone angioplasty and drops to 30% if there is an embolism and it can be dissolved. The best method to treat ischemic attack is to make the blood flow to the ischemic area within 6-12 hours after the symptoms appear.
Opening the ischemic area may be done by inserting a large syringe into the vein and expanding the affected area with a balloon followed by insertion of a stent. The problem can also be solved using by-pass surgery.
The symptoms of myocardial infarction are sometimes unclear. Many people mistakenly think that indigestion is the cause of the symptoms or an ulcer or too much gas in the stomach. As a result, they delay bringing the patient to our international hospital for treatment.
Not all clinics, nursing institutes, hospitals and ambulances have cardiac defibrillators. A single minute delay in defibrillation reduces chances of survival to 10%. There is little chance of survival if there's a 10-minute delay.
Piyavate International Hospital has the quick, correct and suitable way to survive the earliest stages of heart attack and heart failure until you can get to our team of specialists and modern facility equipped with new medical technology and the latest and most effective medicines. The Perfect Heart Institute includes both a Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) which some hospitals still lack.
More Reasons for Comprehensive EMS Response to Cardiac Arrest with Subsequent Care from a Fully-Equipped International Hospital
- Some hospitals have balloon pumps for the aorta but have an insufficient number to meet demand;
- Patients need care from a specialized cardiologist after they've been treated with a balloon;
- Opening an embolism with a syringe requires a specialist expert in translating the electrical waves of the heart correctly to diagnose symptoms accurately. Our 12-pole electrophysiologic study machine detects changes of the electrical heart wave, enabling accurate and fast interpretation of sudden cardiac arrest;
- Embolus (the plug obstructing a blood vessel) dissolvent is very effective if the medicine is administered within the first 2-3 hours after onset of the chest pain;
- Opening a blood vessel by balloon is better than using a syringe if the pain has continued for more than 3 hours;
- Treatment by balloon during an emergency requires subsequent intensive care by a Cardiac Care Unit within 90 minutes of a patient’s arrival at the hospital.
