Kolkata: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly suffered a “mild cardiac arrest” leading to a black out during a fitness session on the treadmill at the gym of his Behala residence in Kolkata on Saturday morning. He was rushed by his wife Dona and elder brother Snehasis at around 1 pm to Woodlands Hospital where he has been admitted to the intensive critical care unit.
The 48-year-old former Indian cricket captain, who have a family history of ischemic heart disease and complained of a chest and back pain on Friday, was found with blockages in his heart, said CEO of the private hospital Dr Rupali Basu. She added, “Sourav underwent angiography and angioplasty in one of three arteries. His condition is stable and conscious now.”
Dr Aftab Khan, a cardiologist of the five member-medical board treating Sourav, said, “We will now take a decision how to clear the blockages in the rest two arteries. He is under observation.” Sourav spoke to Dona and their daughter: Sana later. He will be…