The unexpected death of a woman following a routine cardiac procedure at a hospital in Dublin was due to a previously unrecognised complication of the surgery, an inquest had heard.
READ MORE: Ireland weather: Potential 'spanner in the works' for bank holiday forecast but Met Eireann says 20°C on horizon She fought back tears as she explained that her mother needed to be fitted with a temporary pacemaker and subsequently a permanent pacemaker after complications arose following the procedure on September 30, 2022.
She said her mother had been a very fit and healthy woman who went for daily walks on the Hill of Tara with their father until she suffered chest pains which had resulted in her needing the TAVI procedure. In reply to questions from the coroner, he admitted the absence of chest pain meant he had not considered that Ms Smyth might be suffering a blockage to her right coronary artery.
Cross-examined by counsel for Ms Smyth’s family, Anita Finucane BL, the consultant said the risk to the patient was “a bit higher” than average. “People should know about this. This should be published. It is not appreciated that this could happen,” said Professor Galvin. Prof Galvin said he had spent up to 30 minutes trying to remove the blockage but had to abandon efforts as it was “like bone” and he risked perforating the vessel which would almost certainly have resulted in the patient’s death.
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