Saudi medical teams save four pilgrims after heart attacks in Makkah

Medical teams from the Makkah Health Cluster saved the lives of four pilgrims after they suffered acute heart attacks during the Hajj season, Saudi health authorities said.

The pilgrims, aged in their sixties and seventies, were from Algeria, Malaysia and Syria, while the fourth patient was an Iraqi neurologist performing Hajj.

Health officials said rapid intervention under the Saudi Model of Care’s Urgent Care track helped stabilise the patients in line with international emergency cardiac care standards.

The integrated medical system within the Makkah Health Cluster enabled the swift transfer of the pilgrims to hospitals in Makkah, where they underwent specialised cardiac catheterisation and other advanced procedures.

The Cardiac Center at King Abdullah Medical City treated the Iraqi pilgrim through an emergency catheterisation procedure after he suffered a severe heart attack.

Medical teams said the operation restored blood flow without complications and allowed the pilgrim to leave hospital in stable condition.

Authorities added that his medical follow-up is continuing remotely through smartwatch technology used to monitor his vital signs.

The Iraqi pilgrim thanked medical teams for their rapid response and praised the level of healthcare services provided to pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.