The state of the art Cardiac Department of Jinnah Hospital (JH) has attained 99.50 percent success rate in open heart surgeries, the highest in Pakistan. Medical Superintendent of Jinnah Hospital Dr. Muhammad Hassan told APP on Sunday that "Our cardiac unit has now emerged as one of the best in town".
"A record number of cardiac patients were operated upon during the current calendar year with 99.50 per cent recovery rate", he said.
He said," in view of the best medical treatment and post operation care, now patients prefer this hospital because its operation theatres are equipped with the latest medical gadgets". He said " We had a 15-bed capacity cardiac ward and all patients are being cared properly".
Quoting data, Dr. Hassan said that coronary diseases were one of the major causes of death among the adult population in the country, both in the rural and urban areas. Sudden deaths were also the manifestation of such ailments, he added.
He said first time in the hospital's history, on personal request of Principal Allama Iqbal Medical College, Prof Dr.Javed Akram, a team of foreign doctors headed by leading specialists conducted angioplasty and angiography of patients. He said all trainee and regular doctors were imparted on the spot skill through live display on screen.
Dr. Tayyab Pasha, leading cardiac surgeon said that during the heart surgeries only one old man died last year, while all other patients recovered and were living healthy lives.
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