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Fashion
designer
Rohit
Bal
has
been
put
on
ventilator
on
Monday
evening
at
Medanta
Hospital
following
heart
failure.

The
61-year-old
was
hospitalised
on
November
23
with
dilated
cardiomyopathy,
uncontrolled
diabetes
and
acute
kidney
failure.
His
condition
is
“critical,”
The
Times
of
India
reported
citing
a
source.
The
fashion
designer
is
being
treated
under
the
supervision
of
cardiologist
Dr
Praveen
Chandra.

A
hospital
source
said,
“Bal
experienced
acute
chest
pain,
after
which
he
was
rushed
to
the
hospital,
where
doctors
carried
out
some
tests
and
diagnosed
that
he
is
suffering
from
dilated
cardiomyopathy.”
This
is
a
state
where
the
heart
muscle
undergoes
weakening
and
enlargement,
leading
to
an
inability
to
pump
sufficient
blood
throughout
the
body.
Doctors
say
that
dilated
cardiomyopathy
may
stem
from
various
underlying
conditions.

A
friend
of
Bal,
receiving
updates
from
his
family,
noted
that
on
Monday
evening,
his
health
deteriorated,
and
he
was
placed
on
a
ventilator
as
his
heart
condition
worsened.

For
related
health
complications,
the
fashion
designer
was
treated
in
Medanta
in
November
2022.
In
2010,
Bal
underwent
an
angioplasty
after
he
suffered
a
heart
attack.

Bal
is
renowned
for
his
distinctive
lotus
and
peacock
motifs,
as
well
as
his
promotion
for
Kashmiri
craftsmanship
and
textiles.
Despite
his
history
of
orchestrating
extravagant
fashion
shows
and
infusing
flair
onto
the
runway,
he
has
been
absent
from
public
events
for
the
past
year
due
to
declining
health.

Story first published: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 10:37 [IST]