SCTIMST ne Kerala mein pehli baar LDL Apheresis kiya — 34 saal ki aurat mein rare genetic cholesterol disorder ka ilaj
मुख्य बातें
- •SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram ne Kerala ki pehli LDL apheresis perform ki ek 34 saal ki aurat par, jo HoFH se pidi hai.
- •HoFH se LDL cholesterol bahut zyada hota hai (janam se hi 400 mg/dl se zyada), jisse early heart disease hoti hai aur life expectancy 33 saal tak kam ho sakti hai agar treatment na ho.
- •Ek session mein LDL 500 mg/dl se 40 mg/dl tak gir gaya, lekin treatment poori zindagi har 2-4 hafte mein repeat karni hogi.
- •Har session ka kharcha ₹70,000 hai, aur BPL patients ke liye KASP scheme cover karti hai, lekin long-term affordability ek concern hai.
Thiruvananthapuram ke Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) ne Kerala ki pehli LDL (low-density lipoprotein) apheresis procedure perform karke ek bada medical milestone haasil kiya hai. 34 saal ki ek aurat par yeh procedure kiya gaya, jo Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) se pidi hai — ek rare aur life-threatening genetic disorder.
Ek multidisciplinary team ne is procedure ko lead kiya, jismein the: - Dr. Harikrishnan S., Professor (Senior Grade) in Cardiology - Dr. Manish Yadav, Department of Cardiology se - Dr. Amita R., Additional Professor in Transfusion Medicine
Yeh procedure tab kiya gaya jab patient ke cholesterol levels itne high the ki aggressive medication ke baavjood bhi control nahi ho rahe the. HoFH mein LDL cholesterol bahut zyada hota hai — janam se hi 400 mg/dl se zyada, jo premature heart disease ka kaaran ban sakta hai, jaise ki myocardial infarction (heart attack) doosre decade mein hi. Agar treatment nahi kiya jaye, to HoFH se pidi shakhs ki median life expectancy sirf 33 saal hoti hai.