UAE, Feb. 4 -- Thumbay University Hospital has achieved a major clinical milestone with the successful completion of its first Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery, marking the beginning of advanced cardiac surgical services at the academic medical center.

The landmark procedure was performed on a51-year-old patient, Mr. Syed Omer, who was diagnosed withsevere ischemic coronary artery disease, includingcritical left main coronary artery stenosis, a high-risk condition that significantly restricts blood flow to the heart. The patient also haddiabetes mellitus, requiring precise perioperative management and advanced cardiac care.

The surgery involved adouble-vessel bypassusing theoff-pump (beating heart) technique, where the hea...