Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 52-55
A Case Report on the Outcomes of Medical Nutrition Therapy in Pre and Post Cardiac Transplant
Angelene Cynthia Rani S1, Meenakshi Bajaj2, T. S. Manoharan3
1Dietician, Twin Health India Private Limited, IIT research park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2Dietician, Tamil Nadu Government Multisuperspecialty Hospital, Omandura, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
3Professor and Head, Cardiology Department, Tamil Nadu Government, Multisuperspecialty Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Corresponding Author: Angelene Cynthia Rani S
ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular diseases contribute to about 28.1% of total deaths in India. A 26 year old male presented with breathlessness, vomiting on and off, orthopnea and bilateral pitting pedal oedema. The patient was a known case of premature Coronary Artery Disease. The dietary assessment was elicited and noted that the patient was regularly consuming energy dense non-nutritive foods as major meals. Due to exacerbation of symptoms, the patient was posted for cardiac transplant. Nutrition care process was designed and the nutritional well being of the patient was managed pre and post cardiac transplant. The patient was monitored and evaluated post discharge and the improvements were reported.
Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases, Obesity, Non nutritive foods, Cardiac transplant