A Yemeni woman discovered by chance that she had a rare genetic disease when she fell unconscious while performing Umrah in Makkah, according to the newspaper.City” Saudi Arabia.
The newspaper pointed out that the Heart Center team in King Abdullah City succeeded in saving the life of that woman, whose identity has not been revealed.
The “Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Community” explained that the case was received urgently after providing first medical aid to her at Al-Haram Hospital, where she fell unconscious in the Great Mosque of Mecca while performing the rituals of Umrah, and the occurrence of cyanosis and a severe lack of blood oxygen.
Upon conducting the necessary examinations and x-rays, it was found that she suffers from a rare genetic disease called (Epstein) that she did not know about in advance.
The medical team, consisting of cardiac surgeons, anesthesiology and nursing team, decided to change the tricuspid valve, and it was placed on a heart oxygen device outside the body and then gradually withdrawn to be removed from the ventilator.
After careful follow-up for more than 25 days in intensive care, the patient was discharged in good health, according to the statement of the “Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Cluster”.
Epstein disease is a rare congenital heart defect that accompanies the patient from the first moment of his birth.
This birth defect leads to serious health problems that make the heart work less efficiently.
Epstein’s disease can also lead to an enlarged heart, heart failure, and inevitable death.