The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has announced its operational statistics for the year 2024, solidifying its position as the world’s largest facility providing free cardiac care, including surgeries and primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs).
As per NICVD statistics, the cardiac hospital in Karachi treated over 1.3 million patients, entirely free of cost to patients from across the country.
The statistics highlight the institution’s exceptional performance and unwavering commitment to healthcare:
- Primary Angioplasties: 9,857
- Early and Elective Angioplasties: round 4,500
- Angiographies: 18,000
- Pediatric Catheterizations and Interventions: 2,020
- Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC): 299
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Procedures: 30
- Open Heart Surgeries for Adults: 1,702
- Open Heart Surgeries for Pediatrics: 1,450
- Outpatient Consultations (Adults and Pediatrics): 333,761
- Hospital Admissions: 54,347
- Stroke Interventions: 75
- Temporary Pacemaker Implantations (TPM): 1,202
- Permanent Pacemaker Implantations (PPM): 998
- Echocardiograms: more than 90,000
The statistics revealed that a significant portion of these services was extended to patients from provinces and regions outside Sindh. A total of 160,427 patients from other provinces and territories availed of NICVD’s free and advanced cardiac care:
- Punjab: 35,251 patients
- Balochistan: 107,392 patients
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 16,004 patients
- Azad Jammu & Kashmir: 1,260 patients
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 520 patients
In addition, NICVD extended its specialized cardiac care to underserved regions by establishing free pediatric cardiac services in Quetta in collaboration with the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute of Cardiology.
This initiative, launched in February 2024, has achieved notable outcomes:
- 45 pediatric cardiac surgeries and 102 interventions successfully performed.
- 101 CT Angios conducted.
- Over 4,500 pediatric patients attended in OPD.
- 750 complex cases referred to NICVD Karachi for advanced treatments.
The spokesperson of NICVD claimed that this initiative extends life-saving cardiac care to underserved children in Balochistan at no cost, ensuring access to specialized treatments previously unavailable in the region.
Professor Tahir Saghir, Executive Director of NICVD, reaffirmed the institution’s dedication to equitable healthcare, stating, “Our motto at NICVD is to provide state-of-the-art cardiac treatment to every patient, regardless of their background or financial situation, entirely free of cost. We take pride in serving people from across the country without discrimination and ensuring access to the latest, often life-saving, cardiac treatments.”
