German scholar at UHS

LAHORE
Noted academician and professor of physiology and pathophysiology, University of Mainz, Germany, Prof Dr Joachim W. Herzig spoke on “Pump Failure of the Heart and Modulation of the Renin-Angiotensin System” at the University of Health Sciences (UHS), on Thursday. He said that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a hormone system that regulates blood pressure. If this system is abnormally active, blood pressure will be too high. He added that there are many drugs that interrupted different steps in this system to lower blood pressure.
Later on, Prof Joachim had a “Meet the Professor” session with the faculty and students that covered different topics and provided participants the opportunity to be updated about the topics of interest in an interactive manner.