Page 28 - Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2021-22

FY21-22
Highlights
Deepak Lather
Sports Science and
Bringing the
MitraClip procedure
to western India
Medicine (SSM) team at RFH, in association with
Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital performed the
first MitraClip procedures in Western India to fix the
mitral valves of two patients. The patients were able
to get discharged within 48 hours. The procedure
was performed by cardiologists Dr Maulik Parekh,
Dr Nihar Mehta, Dr AB Mehta and Dr R Handa,
and anaesthesiologists Dr Harvesp Panthak and
Dr Kritika Sharma.
incredibly helpful, especially with rehab. There is a
MitraClip is a minimally-invasive procedure to
clip the valve’s two leaflets at the site of a leak.
Leakages are caused by heart blockages, dilatation
of heart chambers or valve leaflet prolapse. The
procedure improves the quality of life by reducing
reduces valve regurgitation, breathlessness and
avoiding open-heart surgery.
Bhuptani, Lead Sport and Exercise Psychologist at
Dr Tarang Gianchandani, CEO, RFH, said, “We are
always at the forefront of providing patients access
to world-class services, infrastructure and clinical
outcomes, and the pioneering MitraClip procedure
was a prime example of our commitment to
our patients.”
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Medicine – powering
India’s athletes
Since 2014, the 20-member Sports Science and
Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS), has
helped over 130 athletes realise their full potential.
Amoj Jacob ran a blistering anchor leg in the
4x400m men’s relay at the Tokyo Olympics. The
Indian quartet clocked 3:00:25 to set a new Asian
record, failing to make the final just by a whisker.
Jacob says, “Reliance Foundation has been
huge difference compared to when I started. They
work on every weakness to help you get better”.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist
weightlifter Deepak Lather attests to the value
of counselling. He says, “When I was in rehab in
2019, I was in touch with Maithili ma’am (Maithili
RFH). She told me what’s gone is done, you can do
nothing about it, but you can have a say in what’s
going to come”. He adds that “initially, I did not
grasp the importance of mental health and did not
think too much about it, but gradually I realised how
important it is.”