The Peshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC) organ-ised a one-day workshop on Wednesday to impart awareness about aortic stenosis, a life-threatening condition in which the heart valve gets thickened and narrowed.
According to PIC spokesperson Rif-fat Anjum, renowned cardiologists from different hospitals in Pakistan participated in the event, which was the first Medtronic TAVI workshop in the country where live cases were performed.
“It highlights the importance of teamwork among different cardiologists in Pakistan to improve health care, particularly when it involves very special and highly skillful procedures like TAVI,” he added.—APP
