Cardiothoracic Surgery
Penang Adventist Hospital has earned an enviable reputation for having one of the largest private cardiac surgery facility in Northern Malaysia. Our heart surgery program had its beginning since 1987.
Penang Adventist Hospital does over 350 heart surgeries a year which meets the criteria of
JAMA that reported mortality rates are 40% lower in hospital which perform more than 200 cases a year.
Services
- Cardiac arrhythmia surgery
- Cardiac valve repair and replacement
- Congenital heart surgery
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Transmyocardial revascularization (TMR)
- Ventricular reduction surgery
- Thoracic aorta repair and reconstruction
- Thoracic (esophageal, chest and lung) surgery
A Number of Firsts
- First open heart surgery in Northern Malaysia.
- First cardiac Catheterization laboratory in Northern Malaysia.
- First Laser Heart Surgery-Trans Myocardial Revascularization (TMR) in Malaysia.
- First paediatric closed and open heart surgery in Northern Malaysia.