On July 12, SIS Can Tho International General Hospital announced that the hospital's doctors had just miraculously saved the life of a patient suffering from acute myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, and coma.

This lucky case is Mr. VBS (58 years old, living in Can Tho City), hospitalized in a coma, and had to be intubated.

According to his family, before being hospitalized, Mr. S. complained of chest pain but still went to deliver goods in An Giang province. On the way home, he suddenly fainted and had a cardiac arrest. He was taken to the O Mon District Medical Center (Can Tho City) for emergency treatment and his heart rate returned. There, Mr. S. was intubated.

After that, the family requested to transfer him to SIS Can Tho International General Hospital for further treatment. Mr. S. was admitted to the hospital in a coma, with low blood pressure and respiratory failure. He was intubated and given a resuscitation bag.

The electrocardiogram results showed that he had an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient was immediately transferred to the DSA intervention room for emergency intervention. Fortunately, after only 15 minutes of intervention, the doctors were able to completely re-open the blocked blood vessel that fed the heart.

After a near-death experience, patient S.'s health gradually recovered after 5 days of active monitoring, care and treatment by doctors.

Dr. Nguyen Duc Chinh, Head of Cardiology - Interventional Cardiology, SIS Can Tho International General Hospital, recommends that for myocardial infarction, if the blood vessels are not completely blocked, the early sign is chest pain; in cases of severe stenosis of many coronary arteries, the symptoms will be chest pain with shortness of breath when exerting... Patients should not ignore these early signs but should proactively visit and monitor at specialized hospitals to avoid possible bad developments, especially in patients with a history of high blood pressure and long-term smoking.