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Dr al-Mulla with Sir Magdi at the press conference yesterday |
The forum, held yesterday with the participation of a number of experts in heart surgery and cardiologists from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and worldwide, including Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub, concludes today.
Sir Magdi is joining a team of paediatric cardiac surgeons from HMC to perform an aortic valve replacement operation on a local child suffering from bicuspid aortic valve disease.
Sir Magdi pointed out that this operation is the most sophisticated therapy for the treatment of children with aortic valve problems because the replacement valve has the potential to grow with the child as he grows up.
He said that this new operation has saved the lives of many people with aortic valve disease around the world, in particular children.
The world-renowned cardiac surgeon explained that the operation will be filmed and modified accordingly for training purposes to train doctors at QCRC and the Heart Hospital.
Sir Magdi affirmed that aortic valve diseases are an integral part of QCRC research and the centre aims at transferring the results from labs into practical application.
He said that the forum had discussed various related issues, including the discovery of different new therapies for natal deformities of the heart, valve stenosis, and the rheumatic fever, which are spread across Qatar and the Arab world.
The forum will also look into the new applied researches that tackle the biological functioning of the valve through the use of nanotechnology as well as the most sophisticated applications in diagnosis and detection of such diseases.
Heart Hospital medical director Dr Abulwahed al-Mulla thanked Sir Magdi for his participation in the operation in Qatar, saying that it offered doctors in Qatar the chance to benefit from the experiences of one of the best surgeons in the world.