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Tag: heart operation

The Al Zahra Hospital. Photo: Google Maps
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Filipina gets two new heart valves after rare surgery

by Asia Times staff November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A Filipina was given two new heart valves and surgeons repaired a third one during complicated surgery in the UAE last month. Jennifer Rose Diaz, a 29-year-old accountant, went through a complicated operation at Sharjah’s Al Zahra Hospital after being rejected by many other hospitals due to the risks, Gulf News reported. Cardiologist Dr Rafik […]

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