Noted cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty, who flew down to Calcutta to monitor BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s health following his angioplasty due to a mild heart attack, said that the former Indian skipper is stable now, with no complaint of chest pain or breathing issues.
The cricket icon will be discharged on Wednesday, he informed.
Dr Shetty, while dubbing Ganguly as an “asset”, said the mild heart attack that he experienced did not cause any damage to his health.
The cardiac surgeon then held a meeting with 13 doctors of the woodlands Hospital in Calcutta said that Sourav can return to normal for “his heart is as strong as it used to be when he was 20 years old”.
“This was not a major cardiac event which would damage his heart. This event will certainly not have any impact on his life in the future. He will be leading a normal life. It will not affect his lifespan,” Dr Shetty said.
Thanking the doctors at the medical establishment for providing Ganguly with the “best possible treatment right on time”, Dr Shetty further said, “He (Sourav) will be able to participate in a marathon, fly a plane or chase any of his dreams or aspirations without this (mild heart attack) causing any set back. He can get back to cricket if he wants to. He can even exercise like a normal person.”
Asked if the former left-handed batsman would have to undergo another angioplasty, the cardiologist said he could either treat it medically or go for the procedure.
“He (Sourav) has both the options at his disposal, but it would be wise to go for another angioplasty. We have left it to him to decide. We think it would be good for him to wait for at least two weeks and then take a call,” the noted cardiologist said.
“He has no chest pain, no breathing problems. He is stable. (He can) go home and come back 15 days later and get the procedure done,” Dr Shetty said.
Meanwhile, Dr Rupali Basu, the MD and CEO of Woodlands Hospital, said that Ganguly was “doing well clinically as expected by all of us. He slept well last night and spoke to us this morning. We will be discharging him tomorrow.”
