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Coronary
Artery Disease - A Worldwide Killer
Coronary artery disease
is the most common form of heart disease and is responsible for 15 million deaths
worldwide. Nine million of these deaths occur in developing countries. Moreover,
millions of victims remain alive yet hopelessly crippled. These staggering findings
will be discussed at a health awareness programme titled 'Signs, Symptoms and
Care', being organized by Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) at Hotel Sheraton
Deira, Dubai on October 5, 2004 and at Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi on
October 6, 2004.
Keynote speakers will include
Dr Sajid Dhakam, Assistant Professor and Consultant Cardiologist and Dr Saulat
Fatimi, Assistant Professor and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, at AKUH.
As part of its societal
commitment to creating awareness of early diagnosis and timely treatment, AKUH
has organised over 150 'Signs, Symptoms and Care' programmes in
Karachi
,
Hyderabad
and the UAE, benefiting
over 33,000 people. AKUH is a philanthropic not-for-profit institution committed
to the delivery of quality health care to all segments of society. The 550-bed
Hospital's multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and care ensures a continuum
of safe and high quality care for patients - all services under one roof. It
has become a major referral centre in
Pakistan
and regularly receives patients from the
Middle East,
Bangladesh
and
East Africa
.
AKUH's Representative Office
in Dubai was inaugurated in May 2002 and is located at the Oud Metha Office
Complex, providing convenient access to AKUH's high-quality and cost-effective
services to patients in the United Arab Emirates.
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