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A health awareness programme,
'Signs, Symptoms and Care' will be organized by Aga Khan University Hospital,
Karachi (AKUH) to increases awareness for early diagnosis and timely treatment
of health problems at the Sheraton Deira Hotel, Dubai
on April 27, 2003 from 6:00
P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
AKUH is the
principal teaching site of Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi,
which is the first private international university in Pakistan.
The University occupies a pivotal place within Aga Khan Development
Network, a private international development agency.
"Palpitations" and "Bypassing
the Bypass Surgery" are the titles of the presentations. The speakers are Dr.
Azam Shafquat, Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Dr. Shahid Ahmed Sami,
Associate Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the AKUH.
Dr. Azam Shafquat is Assistant
Professor of Cardiology at Aga Khan University, Karachi.
He is a consultant cardiac electro physiologist (Heart Rhythm Specialist) trained
in North America. He has performed in excess of 500-pace maker and
ICD implantations, EP studies and ablations.
Dr. Shahid Ahmed Sami has
a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in General Surgery and Fellowship
of Royal College of Surgeons Intercollegiate Board in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
He worked in United Kingdom for 14 years and he has performed over
2,000 cardiac operations, including cardiac bypass surgery and valve replacement/repair
procedures, he has a special interest in aortic surgery.
Dr. Azam Shafquat will discuss
the causes of palpitations, cure and ablation therapy and Dr.
Shahid Ahmed Sami will focus on coronary artery disease- causes,
symptoms and cure and how to prevent bypass surgery.
The programme will include
a question answer session in which participants would be encouraged to ask questions.
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