The Saarc congress of cardiology-2006 will jointly be organised by Pakistan Cardiac Society and Saarc Cardiac Society from March 31 to April 2 at Liaquat National Hospital here.
According to the organisers, ischemic heart disease has taken on epidemic proportion in Pakistan and there is an urgent need for the clinician to understand its management and also to be aware of the established and new modalities like angioplasty employed in its treatment.
The Department of Cardiology, Liaquat National Hospital, is an interventional centre, which is at the forefront of management of cardiac disease.
A large number of angioplasties and other invasive procedures are being done every year and the success rate is comparable to any cardiac tertiary referral centre in the world.
The coronary angioplasty and stenting are an established and safe way to treat coronary artery disease. This method of treatment entails opening up of narrowed or blocked arteries, supplying the heart through minimally invasive technique without bypass surgery.
Eminent cardiologists, physicians of Saarc region and across the globe will deliver state of the art lectures on different topics. These include cessation's of smoking, importance of the exercise, hip waist ratio, obesity, weight reduction, inter family marriages, new techniques for interventional cardiology, rheumatic heart disease, electrophysiology etc.
Guidelines for the prevention of cardiac diseases in Saarc region will also be distributed among the participants.
Through the Saarc congress of cardiology 2006, the Department of Cardiology would provide a forum for broadcast of live cases from the Cath Lab to the select audience and also for dissemination of specialised information through lectures and the discussions.
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