Former Union Minister and BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain underwent an angioplasty procedure at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday, said a doctor.Shahnawaz Hussain suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty Speaking to the news agency ANI, Dr Jalil Parkar, senior consultant of Lilavati Hospital said, “Hussain underwent the medical procedure after he “showed the envolvement of a heart attack.BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain was admitted to Mumbais Lilavati Hospital after a complaint of high blood pressure earlier today. The ECG and 2D Eco reports showed he suffered a minor heart attack. Angioplasty was done by Dr Jalil Parkar and Cardiologist Dr. Suresh Vijan at the… pic.twitter.com/KWXtL5QkDL— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 26, 2023 Notably, angioplasty is a procedure carried out by doctors to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.Official statementHe added, “Around 4.30 pm, Hussain complained of high blood pressure. Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar called me for his hospitalisation in Lilavati where Hussain showed the evolvement of a heart attack. Cardiologist Suresh Vijan performed an angioplasty on him.”However, there was no damage to his heart muscle, Dr Jalil said.The 54-year-old BJP leader, hailing from Bihar, has also served as the national spokesperson of the BJP.Earlier, he was the minister of textiles and the civil aviation minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
