Chapter 1513: 1513: Such Are the Facts

Chapter 1513: Chapter 1513: Such Are the Facts

At this point in time, performing the surgery promptly is enough to save the dying myocardial cells, so that the patient’s heart function is not fatally affected.

Otherwise, regardless of whether it’s a large-scale myocardial infarction, if myocardial cells die, it will result in a multitude of irreversible cardiac function sequelae, such as permanent heart failure due to cardiac scars and restructuring of the heart structure, and symptoms caused by atrioventricular conduction block irregular heartbeats which can severely impact the patient’s work, leaving the patient struggling for a lifetime.

In the case of Xiao Shugang, the coronary artery damage causing thrombosis means that a myocardial infarction could occur at any moment. Doctors must quickly clear his heart vessels to prevent myocardial cell death and the aforementioned series of complications from developing. Considering he also has other high-risk conditions, such as pulmonary thrombosis, which could be fatal. The presence of possible blood clots in the lower limb veins and changes in the atrial structure are factors that make interventionist surgeons very hesitant to operate without backup from the surgical team.

The doctor explained a lot of things, partly to elucidate medical difficulties and partly to foretell the patient’s tragic future. Indeed, Shang Siling could not accept such a grim prospect for her husband, and she pursued Doctor Chiang and asked, “You’re asking my husband to wait? Wait for what? He’s here hospitalized for treatment, but you doctors are having him wait to get better on his own? What if he can’t recover by himself?”

The family’s concern is quite reasonable. Doctor Chiang lowered his head, waiting silently for the family to vent their emotions before speaking.

To be fair, as a doctor, he and Professor He also wanted to actively treat the patient. In medicine, terms used to describe the treatment effect on a patient are very cautious. Doctors generally dare not write “cured” but only “clinically cured” in medical records. No doctor dares to guarantee that a disease will absolutely not recur, nor to write “eradicated”. These terms actually reflect a doctor’s grand pursuit to save lives, treat diseases, and heal injuries, hoping that one day medicine will be able to cure all diseases and offer patients a chance of full recovery and eradication.

Xiao Shugang’s situation does not even reach the effect of clinical cure, and the best result can only be improvement.

The attending physician holds regret over this. Doctors actively seek technical solutions when there is an opportunity to aim for clinical cure, hoping to come close to full recovery. Professor He and Doctor Chiang believe they have exerted all efforts to gather support, but unfortunately, no one can help.

Shang Siling, so agitated, became incoherent in front of Doctor Chiang: “You tell me, is it like she said. You don’t treat him now, and even if he gets better, he won’t truly recover, right? My husband is in his early thirties, and if it weren’t for this accident and this injury, he would’ve been on track to become principal.”

Her husband’s incomplete recovery means his career is ruined for life, and her home is bound to collapse with it.

After hearing her sister-in-law’s concerns, Xie Wanying knew these were indeed the things that would happen to her cousin and his wife afterward; her sister-in-law was not exaggerating.

Thinking about it, Doctor Chiang said to the patient’s family, “Don’t worry for now. If he can’t fully recover, we can consider more treatments later. We can discuss again with Professor He.”

“But she said that if it’s not treated in time, my husband’s body would never return to a normal state. Is it true?” Shang Siling now only wanted the doctor to speak the truth, without any vague reassurances.

Doctor Chiang glanced at Xie Wanying, unable to deny that what Xie Wanying said was wrong. The fact is, when myocardial cells die, they cannot regenerate. If we don’t fight to treat it now, there will be no opportunity for treatment later.