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Libya’s Tajoura cardiac centre examined 1,562 patients in September

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Tajoura’s National Center for Cardiac Treatment and Surgery in Tripoli examined 1,562 patients in September and carried out 1,308 electrocardiograms. Women accounted for 54.55% of consultations and 55.73% of ECGs, according to statistics published by the Libyan institution.

The National Center for Cardiac Treatment and Surgery in Tajoura, Tripoli, examined 1,562 patients in its cardiac emergency unit and outpatient clinic during September, according to figures published by the institution. Women accounted for 852 consultations, or 54.55%, compared with 710 for men, or 45.45%.

The institution also carried out 1,308 electrocardiograms during the same period. It presents this examination as an indicator of activity in the cardiac emergency unit and the volume of diagnostic investigations.

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