Amitabh Bachchan Admitted To Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai; Undergoes Angioplasty: Reports

Amitabh Bachchan, fondly known as Big B, Angry Young Man and Shahenshah, has been admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. News 18 reported that the 81-year-old actor has been hospitalised. However, no official statement has been released by his PR team or family members to confirm the news. 

Amitabh Bachchan Is Hospitalised

The Shahenshah of the Hindi film industry, Amitabh Bachchan, was hospitalised on Friday, March 15, 2024. The reports suggest that he is going through an angioplasty surgery on his leg. No other details are known as of now. 

Amitabh Bachchan had shared a post on Twitter around 12 pm with the caption, "In gratitude ever..." He had also shared an Instagram reel around the same time which said, “Aankh kholke dekh lo, kaan lagake sun lo, Majhi Mumbai ki hogi Jai Jaikaar, yeh baat ab maanlo.”

 

 

 

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The legendary actor has been suffering from major health issues for some time now. Earlier, he also went through surgery on his wrist. Additionally, he was also admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19 once in 2020 and again in 2022. 

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What Is Angioplasty Surgery? 

Angioplasty is a procedure that is carried out on a patient who is at risk of a heart attack. It is a cautionary procedure to save the patient’s life in advance. This procedure is also often carried out after doctors suspect that a patient may be having severe heart diseases. This procedure does not invade your bodily functions and is much safer than anything bigger that may occur in the absence of it. 

To perform this procedure, doctors insert a thin tube, called a catheter, through your blood vessels to eliminate any existing blockage. At the end of this is a balloon which pushes the blood clot towards the walls of the artery and restores the blood flow in the vessel when it inflates. 

In a report published by Johns Hopkins, he mentioned that there are a few possible risks of this procedure including the following: 

• Infection from the catheter
• Damaging the blood vessels 
• Bleeding on the insertion point
• Heart attack
• Stroke and chest pain

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