Nawaz undergoes medical tests

LAHORE: Physicians of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who underwent detailed medical examination at Sharif Medical City Hospital on Saturday, prescribed monitoring his heartbeat by fixing a Holter on his chest for the next week, besides carrying out echo test and also discussed possibilities of implanting a pacemaker on his heart.

The doctors decided about both the tests after Nawaz Sharif’s ECG showed abnormalities, said Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) sources, adding that a medical experts’ team also detected disturbed blood flows through left artery of his heart. Apart from that, the doctors also decided to carry out testing of his eyesight in view of finding higher blood glucose levels.

Doctors were concerned at abnormal readings in the ECG, and discussed the option of implanting pacemaker for bringing the heartbeat to regular level. The physicians also decided to conduct echo and monitor his heartbeat for 24 to 48 hours intervals through fixing Holter during the next week. The doctors also took blood sample of Nawaz Sharif for carrying out different clinical tests in the next couple of days. The eye specialists also examined eyes of Nawaz Sharif in detail to assess the negative impact of deteriorating diabetes. The dentist also examined the condition of his teeth.

The PML-N leader, who serving seven years sentence in Al-Azizia reference, was released from Kot Lakhpat Jail three days back after the Supreme Court granted him bail for six weeks for conducting medical treatments. On Friday, doctors examined Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence and advised him to visit the hospital on Saturday. He visited the hospital and stayed there for two hours for detailed assessment of heart and kidney diseases and normal checkup of eyes and teeth. Blockage of main road during the visit of Nawaz Sharif led to massive traffic jam. The management also denied entry to visiting patients and their attendants to the hospital during the period.