The Saudi Ministry of Health has revealed “details of saving the life of the head of the Iranian medical mission during the Hajj season, Muhammad Reza Refati, after he recently suffered a heart attack while performing Hajj rituals.”

And stated in a statement that “Rafati (60 years old) did not suffer from chronic diseases, and while working on a medical mission, he had chest pains, as a result of which he was transferred to Ajad Hospital and then to King Abdullah Medical City as case Saved a life as the doctors subjected him to the first catheterization operation, which opened the posterior left coronary artery, which was expanded and stented.

The ministry explained: “After the doctors noticed that Rifati’s pain was not going away, he underwent a second catheterization process to expand the left anterior coronary artery and eliminate the stenosis he is suffering from, as well as install a stent using the latest advanced technology. presented by video technologies for coronary arteries. arteries.”

For his part, Rifaati expressed his “gratitude to the Saudi medical staff who oversaw his treatment”, praising the quality of “medical services provided to pilgrims and the level of medical care he received at various stages of treatment, including catheterization and stent placement. while Rifaati left the hospital after his health improved.”