On August 11, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital said that the unit had just successfully treated patient N.V.C (56 years old, residing in Trieu Phong commune, Quang Tri province) who had cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction.
Previously, in early July 2026, the patient experienced severe angina lasting about an hour, then was taken to the Emergency Resuscitation Department, Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital.
When admitted to the hospital, the patient was in a state of agitation, drowsiness and quickly fell into circulatory and respiratory arrest. Immediately, the team of the Emergency Resuscitation Department proceeded to perform external chest compression, endotracheal intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and performed an electrocardiogram.
The results showed that the patient had acute myocardial infarction with electrocardiogram changes showing signs of very severe coronary artery damage. After successfully restoring circulation, doctors from the Emergency Resuscitation Department, the Cardiovascular Department and the Intensive Care - Poison Control Department conducted an emergency consultation.
The patient was diagnosed with a very severe acute myocardial infarction, with a high risk of death. The patient underwent coronary angiography and emergency intervention. The angiography results showed that the patient's cape artery was blocked, the anterior ventricular artery was partially blocked, only the right coronary artery maintained blood flow to nourish the heart.
The intervention team proceeded to dilate and place a stent to reopen the coronary artery, restoring the blood flow to nourish the heart muscle in about 30 minutes.
According to Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital, due to the prolonged period of cardiac arrest, the patient faces the risk of brain damage and multiple organ failure.
After coronary intervention, the patient was transferred to the Intensive Care - Poison Control Department for further treatment. Doctors implemented many resuscitation measures, monitoring brain damage after cardiac arrest, respiratory support, treatment of multiple organ failure and continuous blood filtration.
After about 2 weeks of intensive treatment, the patient was completely awake, had good contact, and vital functions were stable. By July 30, the patient was transferred to the Department of Rehabilitation and is currently continuing treatment here.
Doctors recommend that acute myocardial infarction is a top emergency disease. When there are signs such as prolonged angina, shortness of breath, sweating, people need to immediately go to medical facilities with cardiovascular emergency capabilities for timely intervention.
