Cardio Care, a diagnosis and consultation centre, yesterday announced that it would launch a latest therapy for the end-stage cardiac patients within six months.
The announcement came from a seminar "Clinical Aspects of Extracorporeal Myocardial Revulcularization (ESMR) Therapy" on Cardio Care premises in the city.
Dr Rownok Jahan Tamanna, assistant professor of National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases (NICVD), delivered the keynote speech while Ron Mayer, a visiting medical technology specialist from the US company Medispec, the manufacturer of CardioSpec ESMR Therapy System, made a detailed presentation on ESMR therapy.
The seminar was attended, among others, by Dr Khaled Mohsin, Dr Mir Jamal, Dr Amol Kumar Chowdhury, Dr Khalequzzaman, and Dr Towfiqur Rahman Faruq of NICVD; Dr Shamsher Ali of Dhaka Medical College; and Dr Monzur Morshed of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Cardio Care Managing Director Tahsan Rahman Khan said there are around 1.5 crore cardiac patients in the country. ESMR therapy will bring hope for the end-stage cardiac patients who are not able to undergo bypass surgery.
Source : The Daily Star
