Heart symposium begins in Dubai

Held under the patronage of UAE Minister of Health Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qutami, the three-day conference is discussing the latest medical achievements like stem cell therapy, percutaneous valve replacement, surgical treatment, coronary stenting, ‘beating heart off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting’ and other updates in the medical treatment of heart diseases.

The opening ceremony was attended by Engineer Sobhi Batterjee, president of SGH Group, and a number of prominent cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from the Middle East.