Sourav Ganguly Health Update : What exactly happened on Saturday?
Sourav Ganguly suffered a “minor heart attack” on Saturday and had a stent implanted in his right coronary artery.
The BCCI President had suffered chest discomfort and dizziness while working the treadmill in the gym at his home in Behala. 48 year old Sourav was wheeled into the cath lab at 3pm and the stent was implanted following angioplasty. Doctors said he received treatment within the “golden hour”, the six-hour period from the onset of the heart attack.
“The blockage had caused a blood clot that was hindering blood flow into the heart muscle, resulting in the heart attack. He had no symptoms earlier,” Dr Mandal said.
“Sourav Ganguly has undergone angioplasty. He is stable now. He will be monitored for 24 hours. He is completely conscious. There are two blockages in his heart for which he will be treated. As of now he is stable, we will have a meeting on Monday and then we will decide what needs to be done further, priority is to let him settle down after heart attack. He is risk-free and he is talking as well,” Dr. Aftab told reporters on Saturday.
Wife Dona Ganguly and elder brother Snehasis Ganguly as well as another former Bengal cricketer were at the hospital. The BCCI president had on Wednesday visited Eden Gardens and discussed preparations for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya.
Other office-bearers of CAB including secretary Snehashis Ganguly and joint secretary Debabrata Das were also present at the stadium.
Dada , jaldi se theek hone ka.
Praying for your quick and speedy recovery @SGanguly99 .— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 2, 2021
Praying for your speedy recovery Dada @SGanguly99 🙏 Get well soon.
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 2, 2021
Praying for your speedy recovery Dada @SGanguly99 🙏 Get well soon.
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 2, 2021
Former India captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild cardiac arrest earlier today. He is now in a stable condition.
We wish him a speedy recovery! pic.twitter.com/HkiwFhjyih
— ICC (@ICC) January 2, 2021
Here’s wishing the BCCI President @SGanguly99 a speedy recovery. https://t.co/EGTcOjtqxA
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 2, 2021
I wish and pray for the speedy recovery of @SGanguly99. I’ve spoken to his family. Dada is stable and is responding well to the treatment.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 2, 2021
Praying for your speedy recovery. Get well soon 🙏 @SGanguly99
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 2, 2021
Dada @SGanguly99 Get well soon 🙏🙏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 2, 2021
Earlier this week, Ganguly had also cleared the air about him joining politics ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls next year. He had stated that he went to meet the state’s Governor upon invitation.
“If the Governor wants to meet you, you have to meet him. So let us keep it like that,” said Ganguly.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday met Ganguly to discuss various issues and agreed to visit Eden Gardens on his invitation.
“Had interaction with ‘Dada’ Saurav Ganguly, BCCI President at Raj Bhawan yesterday at 4.30 PM on varied issues. Accepted his offer for a visit to Eden Gardens, the oldest cricket ground in the country established in 1864,” tweeted the Governor.