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Irum Tareen
Irum Tareen, Assistant Professor
Background
I am a cardiac surgeon with comprehensive training in adult cardiac surgery and hold an FCPS in Cardiac Surgery. My clinical practice includes a broad spectrum of coronary and valve procedures. I routinely perform single-clamp on-pump CABG, total arterial revascularization, and complex valve surgeries including mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease, and aortic valve replacement. My experience also includes advanced aortic procedures such as modified Bentall operations, aortic root surgery, and aortic root enlargement.
I am recognized for my fast, precise, and safe surgical technique, with internationally competitive outcomes and a strong commitment to patient satisfaction. My academic and research interests include myocardial protection strategies, the comparative effectiveness of cardioplegia solutions, transfusion thresholds in cardiac surgery, and the learning curve of total arterial revascularization.
I aim to collaborate with the global cardiac surgery community, share operative insights, and contribute to the advancement of evidence-based practices in coronary, valve, and aortic surgery.
Other Interests
Total arterial revascularization
Aortic root surgeries
Training and education
Research
1. Salim MU, Asghar A, Tareen I, Azhar M. Asymptomatic inhaled foreign body. A bullet in the lung for 2 years. Saudi Med J. 2016;37(10):1136-9.
2. Khan MN, Ahmed B, Majeed H, Tareen I, Hassan M, Shehzad M, Raheem A, Rehman Z. Insights from the global burden of disease: thirty years trend of rheumatic heart diseases, Pakistan chapter. Pak Heart J. 2022;55(3):231-235.
3. Tariq K, Khushk SA, Tareen I, Achakzai A, Bughio H, Utradi V, Zia K, Mangi AR, Chaudhry PA. Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin is harbinger of adverse short-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting. Pak Heart J. 2021;54(1):79-84.
4. Akhtar H, Tareen I, Hussain SM, Zia K, Sohail OB. Accuracy of TTE in aortic annulus sizing: comparison with intraoperative measurements. Pak Heart J. (NICVD)
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Congenital
- Sternotomy
- Coronary disease
- ischemic
- Heart failure
- Pericardium
- Valve disease
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral valve disease
- Tricuspid valve disease
- ASD
- VSD
- Adult congenital procedures
- Aorta
- Education
- History
- ERAS
- Professional Affairs
- Ethics
- Database
- Basic science
