University Hospital Sharjah, UHS, had tied up with a leading German hospital for medical advice on the treatment of diabetic patients suffering from blocked arteries, with Professor Dr. Thomas Zeller, Head of the Angiology Department, Freiburg University in Germany, and the UHS team performed interventional procedures on 9 patients under his supervision.

The visiting professor is a past Member of the Guideline Committee of the European Society of Cardiology and a Member of the Scientific Committee of Trans-catheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics.

Dr. Ousama Mahdi, Head of Department Interventional Cardiology at UHS, said, "Arterial blockage is very common among diabetic patients, but many are left untreated as the condition is not always discovered until severe symptoms set in. In general, men tend to suffer more than women from these conditions, however, it is a common condition among elderly diabetic patients of both genders."

Dr. Mahdi said that Prof. Zeller’s visit and the knowledge-sharing established with the Freiburg-based German university hospital helped both patients and UHS’s medical staff.

Source :WAM