Sharjah heart surgery broadcast live to USA conference

A doctor who performed a heart operation live via webcast in Sharjah on Thursday praised the procedure as a “major breakthrough for the Middle East region.”

Al Qassimi Hospital broadcast two interactive live surgeries to train and educate new physicians from around the world. The complex surgery was aired live via webcast to the 10th annual Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics conference in Orlando, Florida.

Around 3,000 surgeons from around the world viewed the surgeries underway at Al Qassimi Hospital.

Additionally, surgeons in Florida viewed the procedures and provided their comments on each step.

Al Nooryani told Gulf News that the “operation has been a great success. We need to follow up with the patient to make sure that everything is still ok. He suffered from weak heart and blockages. A pump was implanted and it was conducted at drop pressure but the result was excellent.”

Al Nooryani said that surgery cost is usually Dh160,000 but it was conducted free for the patient who has undergone three surgeries in five years.