Makkah medical team saves Pakistani pilgrim after severe heart attack while performing Umrah

Saudi Gazette report

MAKKAH — A medical team at the King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah has succeeded in saving the life of a Pakistani pilgrim after he suffered a severe heart attack. The 50-year-old Pakistani pilgrim felt severe chest pain while performing the Umrah rituals.

The medical team swung into action and saved his life within a record time of no more than 40 minutes. The pilgrim was initially rushed to Al-Haram Emergency Hospital and he had undergone the necessary examinations and checkups. He was then transferred to the King Abdullah Medical City where a catheterization of the heart arteries was performed and stents were placed successfully in his heart. The pilgrim, who convalesced in the intensive care unit, was discharged from the hospital in full health.

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