BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain suffers cardiac arrest, admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain suffered cardiac arrest and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, earlier this evening. "Shahnawaz Hussain admitted to Lilavati Hospital, with a heart attack. Angioplasty done," said Jaleel Parkar, Lilavati Hospital.

Shahnawaz Hussain (54) underwent the medical procedure after he "showed the evolvement of a heart attack", said Dr Jalil Parkar, senior consultant, Lilavati Hospital. Angioplasty is a procedure carried out by doctors to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. 

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"Around 4.30 pm, Hussain complained of high blood pressure. Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar called me for his hospitalisation to Lilavati where Hussain showed the evolvement of a heart attack. Cardiologist Suresh Vijan performed an angioplasty on him," said Dr Parkar. There was no damage to his heart muscle, he added.

Shahnawaz is one of the national spokespersons of the BJP. He was the Minister of Textiles and the Minister of Civil Aviation in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. 

*With Agency Inputs