UAE a pivot of pathbreaking medical treatment

UAE a pivot of pathbreaking medical treatment

UAE a pivot of pathbreaking medical treatment

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The UAE holds a special position in regional and international medical tourism space.

The days when a resident in the UAE needed to go abroad have been given the go-by. Now complex surgeries can be performed in this country, much to the relief of the patient and the delight of his family.

To illustrate. Bosnian patient Edin Mackic recently underwent a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi.

Edin was presented to the hospital with heart failure symptoms, including shortness of breath and chest pain. What he did not know was that he had been suffering from severe aortic stenosis, caused by a calcific and degenerative valve disease. This serious valve problem restricts the blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta but may not cause noticeable symptoms immediately.

The TAVR team was able to replace his valve with the latest fourth-generation TAVR technology using conscious sedation rather than general anaesthesia, which further reduces the risk of complication and improves recovery, while avoiding side effects of typical open-heart surgery.

In November last year, a group of 20 highly-trained doctors and medical support staff of the Latifa Women and