On the morning of February 27, two cardiovascular intervention surgeries will be broadcast live to Singapore.
Through this live broadcast, leading professors and doctors from Southeast Asia and around the world will monitor and discuss optimal solutions for the patients.
This activity is part of the Southeast Asia Cardiovascular Intervention Conference, held in Singapore.
Participating in this conference, the Vietnam Heart Institute will perform cardiovascular interventions for two patients.
The first patient is a woman over 40 years old with severe mitral valve stenosis. Due to the long duration of the disease, one side of the valve has calcified. This intervention will help the patient extend her life by an additional 5 to 10 years. Later, if the family can afford it, they may consider replacing the valve with a prosthetic.
The second case involves a male patient in his sixties who suffers from coronary artery disease. Previously, he had undergone a cardiac intervention due to a heart attack.
In addition to Vietnam, China and Thailand are also participating in cardiovascular interventions for patients and broadcasting live to the conference in Singapore.
According to Dr. Pham Manh Hung from the Vietnam Heart Institute, cardiovascular intervention is a treatment method that allows doctors to treat patients without surgery, intervening through the skin at the affected area. Heart conditions that can be treated this way include coronary artery disease, valvular stenosis, congenital heart disease, and more.
Recently, live broadcasts have been conducted among domestic hospitals to provide expert consultation between central hospitals and lower-tier hospitals. This marks the first time Vietnam has implemented a live broadcast model to an international audience.
Le Ha
