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Saving the life of a sixty-year-old Uzbek pilgrim from a heart attack at Makkah Medical Center
22 June 2023


The heart attack forced him to enter the hospital putting on his Ihram garb to perform Hajj, which he had waited for years, so advanced medical care received him in Makkah Al-Mukarramah to help him, Allah willing, to perform the rituals.
The sixty-year-old pilgrim from the Republic of Uzbekistan arrived in Makkah al-Mukarramah from his country for Hajj, and he hoped to complete the fifth pillar of Islam, and it was Allah will that he suffered a heart attack, as a result of which he was admitted to the emergency department in Al-Noor Hospital in the holy capital, and he was in a life-saving condition. The necessary medical examinations were conducted, and it became clear that he had suffered an acute heart attack, which necessitated his transfer to King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah.
Immediately upon receiving the case, and reviewing all the medical reports, the medical team decided to perform an arterial stent for the heart, and the patient’s health condition stabilized. He enjoys constant follow-up from the medical staff until he leaves the hospital, enabling him to complete the rituals of Hajj and fulfill the long-awaited dream of a lifetime.





Last Update : 22 June 2023 08:27 PM
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