ANGELES CITY – The Angeles University Foundation Medical Center (AUFMC) here bared yesterday the first successful heart surgery done in Central Luzon, with an indigent 23-year-old male as patient.
AUFMC president and CEO Gabriel Martin Angeles said the successful surgery was done last May 2 by a team of doctors from AUFMC’s Cardiovascular Institute.
“The breakthrough surgery was performed on a 23-year old male indigent patient suffering from rheumatic heart disease. The patient, who is a food service worker, waited for over a year for his heart valve replacement,” Angeles said.
The medical team which performed the surgery was headed by Dr. Rector Villajuan assisted by Dr. Anthony Manlulu, while cardiac anesthesia was done by Dr. Roabini Mayor and Dr. Romy Alvarez.
“Present during the operation were attending cardiologists, Dr. Edgardo Timbol and Dr. Gabriel Jocson III. The cardiovascular team included perfusionists Charles Andino, Aldrin de la Cruz and Rodel Vintero,” the AUFMC said in a statement.
The AUFMC announced, however, that it has yet to formally inaugurate the AUFMC Cardiovascular Institute. The inauguration is slated on May 14 with Health Secretary Enrique Ona and Philhealth Chief Rey Aquino as guests.
The AUFMC Cardiology Institute would be the first and only such institute in Northern and Central Luzon. It was established in partnership with the HB Calleja National Heart Institutes.
“The AUFMC Cardiovascular Institute is equipped with the expertise and technology to perform major cardiac procedures such as coronary angiography and angioplasty, bypass surgery, pacemaker insertions and other complicated cardiac procedures,” the AUFMC statement said.
