{"id":18236,"date":"2025-01-31T18:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/heart-problem-answers\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:45:30","slug":"heart-problem-answers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/news\/heart-problem-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Un sacerdote de Boston encontr\u00f3 respuestas a sus problemas cardiacos en el Charlton Memorial Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El 23 de mayo de 2023, el padre Charles Gallagher estaba en Nantucket, sustituyendo a un p\u00e1rroco de vacaciones y celebrando misa en la iglesia cat\u00f3lica de Santa Mar\u00eda, Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Isla, a la que hab\u00eda asistido de ni\u00f1o. Estaba dirigiendo a unos 400 feligreses en la recitaci\u00f3n del Credo Niceno, una declaraci\u00f3n de fe para los cat\u00f3licos romanos, cuando se mare\u00f3. Su coraz\u00f3n se aceler\u00f3 y pens\u00f3 que podr\u00eda desmayarse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Lo que no sab\u00eda era que ten\u00eda una arritmia cardiaca grave\", un ritmo cardiaco irregular y acelerado, dijo. Preocupado por si se desplomaba en el altar, termin\u00f3 la misa lo m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que pudo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despu\u00e9s, un amigo le llev\u00f3 en coche al hospital, iniciando as\u00ed un calvario de meses que terminar\u00eda con un tratamiento exitoso en el Charlton Memorial Hospital, sede de la&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southcoast Health Heart &amp; Vascular<\/a>&nbsp;programa.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al principio, los m\u00e9dicos de Nantucket comprobaron que el coraz\u00f3n del padre Gallagher lat\u00eda a 250 pulsaciones por minuto. Le insertaron una v\u00eda intravenosa y le administraron f\u00e1rmacos para ralentizar su coraz\u00f3n y le recetaron medicamentos utilizados para tratar los dolores de pecho y la hipertensi\u00f3n arterial, y en su caso, la fibrilaci\u00f3n auricular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durante las seis semanas siguientes, sufri\u00f3 una serie de episodios que le llevaron repetidamente a los servicios de urgencias de dos o tres hospitales de Boston. Sin embargo, la fibrilaci\u00f3n auricular era s\u00f3lo una parte del problema, y no era lo que le enviaba regularmente a urgencias. Fue necesaria una consulta con los m\u00e9dicos del Charlton Memorial Hospital para identificar y tratar con \u00e9xito su enfermedad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactamente dos meses despu\u00e9s del primer episodio en Nantucket, el padre Gallagher estaba oficiando una boda en Plymouth. Una vez m\u00e1s, su coraz\u00f3n empez\u00f3 a acelerarse y volvi\u00f3 a la sala de urgencias de Plymouth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Ese verano hice un gran recorrido por las urgencias de Boston y Cape Cod\", explica.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al d\u00eda siguiente, consult\u00f3 con el cardi\u00f3logo de Southcoast Health <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/mark-desnoyers-md\/#\/appointment-chooser\/providerId\/1200\/patientTypeId\">Dr. Mark Desnoyers<\/a>El Dr. Desnoyers accedi\u00f3 a verle de inmediato. El Dr. Desnoyers le examin\u00f3 y le dijo que deb\u00eda ingresar en el hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Me hizo un hueco en la consulta inmediatamente despu\u00e9s de que todos los dem\u00e1s cardi\u00f3logos dijeran que no podr\u00edan verme hasta dentro de tres meses. Fue estupendo\", dijo el padre Gallagher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fue trasladado en ambulancia al Charlton Memorial Hospital, donde el m\u00e9dico que lo atendi\u00f3 se puso inmediatamente en contacto con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/nitesh-sood-md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Nitesh Sood<\/a>electrofisi\u00f3logo card\u00edaco y el Director de la <a href=\"https:\/\/heart.southcoast.org\/treatment-and-services\/cardiac-electrophysiology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programa de bienestar para la fibrilaci\u00f3n auricular<\/a> en Southcoast Health.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"El Dr. Sood fue el \u00fanico que reconoci\u00f3 que hab\u00eda dos problemas distintos, una fibrilaci\u00f3n auricular y un aleteo auricular, y que el aleteo era lo que me estaba enviando a urgencias\", dijo el P. Gallagher. \"Fue capaz de ver lo que pasaba entre tanto ruido\".&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El aleteo auricular est\u00e1 causado por un cortocircuito el\u00e9ctrico en el coraz\u00f3n y puede dar lugar a latidos de hasta 300 pulsaciones por minuto. El Dr. Sood explic\u00f3 que necesitar\u00eda dos intervenciones distintas. En primer lugar, habr\u00eda que tratar el aleteo auricular y, a continuaci\u00f3n, programar otra intervenci\u00f3n para tratar la fibrilaci\u00f3n auricular.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La primera intervenci\u00f3n del Sr. Gallagher, una ablaci\u00f3n de aleteo auricular, se realiz\u00f3 el 23 de julio de 2023. Fue dado de alta al d\u00eda siguiente para no volver a acudir a urgencias por su arritmia. De hecho, la intervenci\u00f3n se realiz\u00f3 un viernes por la tarde y todo el personal de enfermer\u00eda del laboratorio de electrofisiolog\u00eda y el equipo de anestesia se quedaron fuera de horario, por lo que no tuvo que pasar todo el fin de semana en el hospital tomando medicaci\u00f3n para controlar su ritmo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El 17 de noviembre, el Dr. Sood realiz\u00f3 una segunda crioablaci\u00f3n para tratar la arritmia cardiaca. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/afib-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crioablaci\u00f3n<\/a> es un procedimiento m\u00ednimamente invasivo en el que se introduce un diminuto cat\u00e9ter en el coraz\u00f3n y se infla un peque\u00f1o globo cerca de la cavidad superior. A continuaci\u00f3n, se inyecta fr\u00edo extremo en la zona para congelar las c\u00e9lulas cardiacas que causan los latidos irregulares.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Cuando me hizo la segunda ablaci\u00f3n fue como un retorno instant\u00e1neo a la salud\", dijo el P. Gallagher. \"La sangre volvi\u00f3 a mi cara y mis extremidades, y tuve la sensaci\u00f3n de recuperar inmediatamente toda mi salud\".&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toda la experiencia con los cardi\u00f3logos y el equipo de atenci\u00f3n de Southcoast Health fue excelente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Southcoast Health Heart &amp; Vascular fue absolutamente estupendo\", dijo, y ahora ha trasladado toda su atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica a Southcoast Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"He hablado con el Dr. Sood y dentro de unos cinco meses decidir\u00e1 si necesito tomar la medicaci\u00f3n cardiaca m\u00ednima\", coment\u00f3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El P. Gallagher dice que se ha recuperado totalmente y que va a pasar el a\u00f1o ense\u00f1ando y escribiendo sobre espionaje y terrorismo en la Universidad de Marquette, tambi\u00e9n una instituci\u00f3n dirigida por jesuitas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ha hecho algunos cambios con el fin de mantenerse bien, haciendo media hora de ejercicio al d\u00eda y perdiendo algo de peso.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Estoy agradecido por haber recuperado mi plena salud\", dijo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apoye los cuidados cardiacos que salvan vidas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Historias como la del Padre Gallagher son posibles gracias a la atenci\u00f3n experta y al apoyo de la comunidad. 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