A 78-year-old came in recently. Two years ago he was playing badminton. Now walking back from a shower exhausted him.
He'd been ordering blood tests at home, reading the reports with friends. Nothing flagged. An incidental echocardiogram showed severe aortic stenosis.
If an older parent has slowed down suddenly, get them examined.
Dr. Girish B Navasundi
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This gentleman used to play shuttle badminton at the age of 76. OK, he drives long journeys with his wife. Only two of them live here, kids abroad and. He gradually became so incapable going to shower and coming back would exhaust him and he did not know he did his blood test. Today it's a fad, you know, to order blood tests at home. He and his friends would sit on their desk, go through them, discuss and see what to do about it. So incidentally, he came for further testing. An echocardiogram was done. It diagnosed severe aortic stenosis. He's a 78 year old man, was pretty fit, but unfortunately he was frail, although he was. Being shuttle badminton. He was 78 years old, what I meant to say right. So he needs that valve to be replaced now 78 year old is a diabetic, hypertensive, very frail. Anybody who undergoes a surgery is always a small element of risk. Right. It's like crossing the street also, there's a risk, but if you and me cross the street, the risk is different versus a 78 year old man crossing the same. Busy street, right? As we age, you know, our risk goes up in everything that we do. If you fall, the risk is different. If we fall, the risk is different.
