HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK - SHAKE Heart (Saving Heart Attack Key Efforts )

At the 9th edition Shake Heart Annual Conference 2025, themed on Saving Deaths and Damages from Heart Attacks was held on April 13 in Dubai, interventional cardiologists and eminent heart surgeons provided a 360-degree perspective on incidence and management of cardiovascular disease. SHAKE is an acronym for Saving Heart Attacks-key Efforts and this year the conference highlighted different aspects including new pathbreaking treatment protocols adopted.

Cardiology experts presented allied impact of heart disease such as cardiovascular metabolic kidney disease, heart disease in women and innovative AI-assisted precision medicine interventions among many other aspects.

Addressing the delegates remotely, Dr Azad Moopen, MD, FRCP, Founder-Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare group and a patron of the initiative, welcomed the doctors. Expressing his pleasure Dr Moopen appreciates the relevance of the theme of the conference this year and commended the efforts of Dr Mittal and his team on their dedication and commitment towards raising awareness. “Early detection and timely treatment of heart attack are critical in saving lives and this conference plays a key role in making a difference in people’s lives.”

Dr Brajesh Mittal, eminent Dubai-based interventional cardiologist, and the architect of this important initiative for the last nine years, has always brought together internationally renowned heart specialists to present the latest research, innovation in the field of coronary artery disease to reduce its incidence in the community. SHAKE HEART, a one-day CME-accredited event, provides an effective platform for all cardiac experts to present their research and findings in this field.

Presiding as session director for the morning session on coronary artery disease, Dr Mittal remarked, “Acute heart attacks, medically termed as Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), can be fatal to people in all age groups. However, if detected in time with the right treatment, thousands of lives can be saved.”

Throughout the conference, attendees were treated to 25 engaging and insightful presentations by esteemed international cardiologists. These included presentations of the latest advances in techniques and interventions in heart failure management supported by compelling case studies, to insights allied diseases impacted by CVD such as cardiovascular metabolic kidney disease, rise of heart disease in women, the impact of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in managing hypertension, tackling triglycerides, to the introduction of Semaglutide in diabetes management among other things.

The highlight of the day were presentations on the advent of precision medicine and personalised care which also unveiled path-breaking AI-powered innovations in heart disease management.

Beyond mere education, the event fostered a dynamic exchange of ideas among medical professionals, paving the way for collaborative discussions on innovative intervention strategies.

As cases of coronary heart disease continue to rise with more and more young adults being diagnosed, this condition is resulting in high incidence of fatalities in UAE and worldwide, SHAKE HEART annual conference provides a unique opportunity for heart specialists of international repute to come together and think of ways to present a joint front to combat it.

Source: Gulf News

Link: https://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/eminent-cardiologists-present-new-breakthroughs-in-managing-heart-disease-1.500100428

Quick transportation to hospital and an early medical intervention can make the difference between life and death in the case of a heart attack, a heart specialist told Gulf News.

Dr Brajesh Mittal was speaking on the sidelines of a cardiovascular disease conference Scaleheart 2016, held in association with Emirates Cardiac Society at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai today.

The conference, attended by leading medical experts from the UAE, focused on STEMI care, an acronym for acute heart attack due to ‘ST Elevation during Myocardial Infarction,’ sought to educate health care professionals on the importance of timely and urgent medical intervention during a heart attack.

“A patient who experiences an acute heart attack — which means total occlusion [blockage] of an artery — needs to be immediately transported via ambulance to a hospital emergency where a cardiac surgeon can give him defibrillation and a clot-busting medication or perform a catheterisation to remove the block,” said Dr Mittal.

“The urgency in reaching the patient to hospital is to prevent the heart muscle from deteriorating or dying due to complete lack of blood supply and also in many cases, averting sudden cardiac death as such electrical disturbances in the heart can be fatal,” said Dr Mittal, the founder chairman of Scale Foundation, which is organising the conference. Dr Mittal is an interventional cardiologist and Head of Cardiology Department at Garhoud Private Hospital, Dubai.

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