Dubai — Doctors say an Egyptian once known as “the world’s heaviest woman” has died in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates.

She was 37.

Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi said that Eman Abdul Atti died at 4:35 a.m. on Monday.

Doctors described her death as being due to complications from her weight, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction.

The hospital said: “Our prayers and heartfelt condolences go out to her family.”

At one point, Abdul Atti reportedly weighed around 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds). Doctors blamed her weight on a thyroid condition.

Abdul Atti arrived in the UAE in May, receiving care from a team of 20 doctors at Burjeel Hospital.

She earlier received medical treatment in India and underwent surgery that saw her lose some 300 kilograms (660 pounds).

She was treated by a team of around 15 doctors led by renowned specialist Muffazal Lakdawala at the Saifee hospital.

When she left, she weighed around 176 kg. Doctors in Mumbai said she would go through physiotherapy in Abu Dhabi's VPS Burjeel.

Dr. Lakdawala, who supervised her treatment at the Saifee hospital, said the hospital did not charge “a single penny” from Abdul Atti’s family. “We have not asked for a single penny from Eman’s family. We are happy that we did bring her weight down,” he had said in response to the family's charges. — Agencies