The King Abdullah Medical City of Makkah Health Cluster has performed, during the Hajj season this year, more than 2,600 cardiac catheterizations and open-heart surgeries for pilgrims and 768 similar operations for non-pilgrims. The reported figures have been broken down and show that since the beginning of Dhu al-Qidah until the 19th of Dhu al-Hijjah, more than 2,600 heart operations were performed, including 2,460 cardiac catheterizations, 889 of which were performed for pilgrims, while 1571 were for non-pilgrims. The total number of open-heart surgeries was 136, including 52 for pilgrims and 84 for non-pilgrims. The operations were performed round the clock on a daily schedule.
