Heart Surgery At JPMC Seen As Big Step For Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan - The establishment of Gleneagles, JPMC Sendirian Berhad, is seen as a big step for Brunei as a developing country, in terms of providing treatment for heart diseases.

The Director General of Medical Service, Dr Haji Affendy, said that such treatment is now available at the Gleneagles JPMC and this will ease the patient and the doctors involved as it expedites treatment process.

Patients requiring non-invasive treatment, which is primary and secondary care like the stress-test and Echocardiogram, will continue to be given at the RIPAS hospital while those needing invasive treatment that is endogram coronary heart surgery and angioplasty will from now on be sent to the Gleneagles, JPMC.

This is especially so when there are patients requiring invasive treatment urgently, so time factor is crucial here.

Doctors and cardiologists from RIPAS hospital are working hand-in hand with specialists from Gleneagles JPMC.

The Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at the RIPAS Hospital has been around since the 80's.

It was strengthened further with the opening of the cardiology department in the 90's.

There are cases, though rare, where blocked veins leading to the heart need to be attained to urgently.

Undergoing surgery like the open-heart surgery and angioplasty locally has its advantage too.

There is no difference in terms of treatment given to patients from those underwent surgery overseas.

Another factor is the moral support from members of the patient's family, present throughout the surgery. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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