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A 106-year-old woman from Lower Saxony was diagnosed with a blockage in the right coronary artery.
She survived the subsequent operation successfully.
Aurich – 106-year-old Erika Diekmann was admitted to the Ubbo Emmius Clinic in Lower Saxony on February 23rd due to a life-threatening heart attack.
Cardiac catheter treatment was then successfully carried out, according to
Bild
.
This makes her the oldest patient in Germany to have ever undergone such an operation.
Risky heart surgery – Germany’s oldest patient survives
The success of the cardiac catheter treatment was facilitated by the fact that the general condition of the 106-year-old patient was “remarkably good despite her advanced age and previous illnesses,”
Bild
quotes the operating chief physician Dr.
Torsten Stein.
“Their prognosis looked very promising.” Even for younger patients, hospitalization at an advanced age often poses a risk, as a lack of exercise can lead to vascular blockages.
Risk of cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases are still the most common cause of death in Germany.
According to the current German Heart Report, a total of 121,172 people died in 2021 as a result of circulatory disorders caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries, 45,181 of them from acute heart attacks.
Source: German Heart Foundation
A so-called “percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)” was performed.
A thin catheter is inserted through an artery and advanced to the heart, explains the
Netdoktor
portal .
Once the blocked vessel is reached, a balloon at the end of the catheter is inflated to open the blockage and restore blood flow.
Thanks to the operation, Diekmann not only survived two world wars, but also a heart attack.
“Always stay on the ball”: That is the secret of Germany’s oldest patient
Although the 106-year-old heart patient is severely visually impaired, she still manages life well alone in her house in Aurich, as Bild reports.
Her husband died in 2008 after 69 years of marriage.
With him she traveled to almost every country in Europe.
Diekmann is particularly interested in sports programs such as football or tennis.
This is where her most important advice for a fulfilled life comes from, which she shared in her 100th year: “You always have to stay on the ball!”
According to the
Nordwest-Zeitung,
Diekmann now feels fit again.
She herself explains: “I feel very good.” The woman from Lower Saxony is now looking forward to spending many more years with her family.
Interesting to know: The risk of a heart attack increases at low temperatures.
The Bavarian Health Authority in Nuremberg gives advice on how citizens can protect themselves.
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A 106-year-old woman survived heart surgery.
This makes her the oldest patient in Germany to ever receive cardiac catheter treatment (symbolic image).
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