Health Minister of Kyrgyzstan performs emergency procedure on elderly patient

Kyrgyzstan’s Health Minister Damir Osmonov helped save the life of an 87-year-old patient suffering from a heart attack, the Ministry of Health reported.

The ministry said the minister was conducting an unscheduled inspection of renovation work in the cardiac surgery department of the National Center of Cardiology and Therapy when he witnessed the emergency admission of an 87-year-old woman with an acute myocardial infarction.

«The patient was admitted in extremely serious condition and required immediate high-tech medical care. The minister promptly joined the treatment effort and personally performed stenting of the infarct-related coronary artery,» the ministry said.

The ministry added that the stenting procedure was provided free of charge under the 24/7 Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) program.