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HEALTH

Life-saving treatment for foetus with irregular heartbeat
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 15
In a landmark development, the medical team at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals provided life saving treatment to the yet-to-be-born child of an eight-month pregnant lady. The complication, diagnosed as Fetal Arrhythmia (Irregular Heartbeat of the Foetus), required administration of medicine/treatment while the child was still in the mother’s womb.

To avert the life-threatening situation, the requisite medicine was passed on to the foetus through the mother’s placenta and was effective in normalizing the heart beat, which was at a high of almost 250/minute, double the normal heart beat of 120- 140/minute).

The mother, 24-year-old Promilla Agarwal of West Delhi, underwent a cardiac evaluation of the foetus after the routine ultrasound suspected a problem of the heart. The evaluation showed an abnormally high heart beat of the foetus and she was referred to Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals where the diagnosis indicated the heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart to be too fast. An extremely rare condition, this had reduced the contractibility of the heart and the heart was failing.

To control the abnormal heart rate, an immediate treatment plan was formulated to pass on heart related medicines to the foetus through the mother’s placenta.

Digoxin (an effective heart related medicine) was given to the mother at more than the normal dosage under medical supervision of the Fetal Medicine Unit and the Paediatric Cardiology Unit, which was successful in gradually normalising the heart rate. This was confirmed by subsequent evaluation, which showed that the heart rate had decreased and the heart function had returned to normal.

The treatment was administered under the supervision of Dr Vikas Kohli, Senior Consultant, Paediatric Cardiology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, and Dr Anita Kaul, Senior Consultant, Gynaecology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.

The complication (Fetal Arrhythmia) is a rare occurrence and there isn’t much conclusive precedence of its successful treatment. The problem can be severe enough to result in heart failure and can even lead to the death of the foetus.

“The case marks a highpoint in the area of Fetal Medicine,” said Ms Anjali Kapoor, Head– International Marketing and Public Relations, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. “If this complication was not treated, it could have been life threatening for the foetus. What helped us was correct diagnosis at the right stage and support from a multi-disciplinary team, which included a Paediatric cardiologist, gynaecologist, and neonatologist.”

SPORTS

Gautam Gambhir slams ton in Om Nath Sood tourney
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 15
A sparkling century by India international Gautam Gambhir, whose unbeaten 113, off just 61 balls with two sixes and 15 boundaries, enabled Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) defeat Rohtak Road Gymkhana by 84 runs and enter the semi-final of the Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College ground, Pitampura.

Openers Radhey Shyam (50, 5x4, 66b) and Manoj Mudgil (66, 1x6, 7x4, 66b) put on 101 runs in 110 balls. Chief guest Chander Mohan Sood presented the Pepsi man of the match award to Gautam Gambhir.

Scores: ONGC: 294 for 7 in 40 overs (Gautam Gambhir 113 n o, Manoj Mudgil 66, Radhey Shyam 50, Gagan Khoda 23, Abhishek Sharma 3 for 80, Vivek Khurana 2 for 48, Neeraj Chawla 2 for 48).

Rohtak Road Gymkhana: 210 in 36.4 overs (Deepak Sharma 54, Pradeep Chawla 28, Pritpal Singh 20, Amit Bhandari 2 for 25, Mohd Saif 2 for 32, Amit Mishra 1 for 24, Gautam Gambhir 1 for 1).

Friday’s fixture: Sonnet vs Rajdhani Sports; 7.30 p m —Sri Guru Gobind Singh College ground..

Mayank and Geet shine

An all-round display by Mayank Sethi (126 n o and 2 for 32) and dynamic batting performance by Geet Arora (93 and 15 for 4) helped G D Goyanka School, Vasant Vihar defeat Harry Coaching Centre by eight wickets in the Achrekar Under-13

Cricket Tournament at the Paschim Vihar Sports Complex.

Scores: Harry Coaching: 234 for 7 in 50 overs (Inderjeet Singh 78, Mayank Sethi 2 for 35, Sahil 2 for 23, Rahul Mani 2 for 40). G D Goyanka: 235 for 2 in 35 overs (Mayank Sethi 126 n o, Geet Arora 93).

HDFC Bank enter semi-final

HDFC Bank beat Daksh by six wickets and entered the semi-final of the Teri Cup Cricket Tournament at the Central Secretariat ground.

Scores: Daksh: 161 all out in 25 overs (Md. Awaish 46, Mayur 38, Girish 2 for 47, Vinay 2 for 41, Sant Ram 2 for 14).

HDFC Bank: 162 for 4 in 23 overs (Virender Bhoj 63, Vinay 35, Puru Singh 2 for 28). Virender Bhoj was adjudged the man of the match.

Bal Bharati School win

A fine half-century by Ujjwal Gahrotra (74, 60b) and deadly bowling by Harshad Pathak (3 for 23) helped Bal Bharati School, Pitampura defeat St. Marks School, Janakpuri by 26 runs and entered the final of the Pankaj Jain Under-14 Inter-School Cricket Tournament at the Bal Bharati School ground, Pitampura.

Scores: Bal Bharati School: 211 all out in 30 overs (Ujjwal Gahrotra 74, Shreyans Jain 32, Harsdeep 2 for 26, Ankush Panwar 4 for 57).

St. Marks School, Janakpuri: 185 for 6 in 30 overs (Ankush Panwar 41, Gaurav Virmani 62, Harshad Pathak 3 for 23, Nikhil Sethi 2 for 23, Ravish Taneja 2 for 42).

Ali Sher knocks out Ashok in SRF Golf
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 15
Two-time Indian Open winner Ali Sher held his nerve to knock out top seed Ashok Kumar in the second round of the SRF Matchplay Championship at the Delhi Golf Club course on Thursday. Ali Sher birdied the 18th hole to win the close contest 1-up.

In another major upset, Jumman of Lucknow got the better of Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia of Kolkata 2-1. Shamim Khan of Delhi triumphed over former Indian Open winner Feroz Ali 7 and 5 while last year’s SRF runner-up Rahil Gangjee lost to Asian tour star Amandeep Johl 4 and 3.

The second, third and fourth seeds—Vijay Kumar, Arjun Singh and Mukesh Kumar—registered comfortable wins to move into the third round.

Ali Sher was surprised with his victory over Ashok. Ashok began with back to back birdies to go two-up early on. Ali fought back with pars on the fifth and eighth, but with Ashok paring to win the seventh, the scorecard at the break read one up in the latter’s favour. Ali equalised with a par on the tenth.

A series of tied holes followed till the 17th, with the competition hotting up with both the golfers birdying on the 14th from the bunker.

On the final hole, the aggressive Ashok pulled out a driver in quest of a birdie. This proved fatal as the dangerous Delhi course roughs gobbled up his errant tee shot. The experienced Ali, with a driver-3-wood combination, chipped to five feet and sank the resultant birdie putt to win.

Feroz Ali admitted to have experienced a sudden loss of form as he failed to make the vital pars on Thursday.

PHDCCI Golf Tourney

The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) Golf Tournament will be teed off by Lt-Governor Vijai Kapoor at the Golden Greens Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Sunday. A number of professional and amateur players are expected to compete in the tourney.

Sahib Kalra stars in Turf Youth Cup
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 15
A strokeful 90, studded with ten boundaries, by Sahib Kalra and deadly bowling by Tushar Tula (4 for 14) helped Salwan Public School defeat Amity School by 137 runs in a league match of the second Turf Youth Cup S G Cricket Tournament at the Salwan School ground. Tushal Tula was named the man of the match while Sahib Kalra was adjudged the best batsman. Rahul Dhar got the best bowler award. Scores: Salwan School: 233 for 9 in 50 overs (Sahib Kalra 90, Arsh Arora 43, Sachin Adhikari 30, Rahul Dhar 4 for 21). Amity: 96 all out in 29.5 overs (Mohd Nadeem 30, Tushar Tula 4 for 24, Naman Gupta 3 for 37).

Sonnet Club lift title

Sonnet Club defeated Poorvi Delhi Khel Parishad by four runs to lift the DAV Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex ground. Shobhit Kaushik was named the best batsman and Senam Trikha the best bowler.

Chetan Bisht was adjudged the man of the match. Scores: Sonnet Club: 210 for 9 in 40 overs (Shobhit Kaushik 64, Sahil Kher 51, Karan Rai 40, Neeraj Tiwari 2 for 28, Jasveer Singh 2 for 38, Chetan Bisth 2 for 49). Poorvi Delhi: 206 for 9 in 40 overs (Chetan Bisht 67, Neeraj Tiwari 42, Himanshu Saili 34, Gaurav Bisht 25, Yogesh Nagar 2 for 41, Karan Rai 2 for 21).

West Delhi Academy win

West Delhi Academy defeated Gyan Bharti School by three wickets in the opening match of the VSPK School Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat Nagar ground. Scores: Gyan Bharati: 232 (Piyush Negi 51, Prateek Pawar 13, Kushal Stapak 35, Hemant Singh 3 for 50, Gurpreet Singh 2 for 35). West Delhi: 233 for 7 in 39.1 overs (Chetan Kumar 61 n o, Sarpreet Singh 50, Gaurav Kumar 48, Anuj Jain 28, Sailej Sondi 22 n o, Naman Khanna 2 for 52).

I G Stadium win

Indira Gandhi Stadium defeated Rajdhani Sports by eight wickets and entered the semi-final of the ARBDM Cricket Tournament at the Nehru Stadium.

Scores: Rajdhani Sports: 183 all out in 37 overs (Damanjeet Singh 44, Pramod Bhati 41, Frman Ahmad 4 ofr 29, Ashwani Parashar 3 for 30, Vipin Bhardwaj 2 for 41). I G Stadium: 189 for 2 in 30 overs (Pankaj Joshi 85 n o, Lalit Rawat 46, Framan Ahmad 33).

SAI signs MOU with Western Australia
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, April 15
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Department of Sport and Recreation, Government of Western Australia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday for “developing closer relations in the field of sports and a desire to promote and strengthen friendly relations and co-operation”.

The MOU, signed between SAI director-general J P Singh and Minister for Sport and Recreation, Government of Western Australia Robert C Kucera, will provide the framework within which detailed proposals and programmes of co-operation between the two parties in the field of sports development and excellence will be considered on the basis of reciprocity and mutual benefit.

The MOU will also cover areas concerning training and exchange of coaches, sports scientists, athletes and sports teams, technology, developing educational curriculum in sports and management of sports infrastructure. The duration of the MOU would be for a period of four years.