The Medical City Expands its Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization Laboratory

  

The Medical City Expands its Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization Laboratory

The Medical City Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization Laboratory (TMC Cath Lab) has recently expanded its capabilities. The Cath Lab has acquired its second Artis Zee, a state-of-the-art multi-purpose imaging system. The equipment allows for clearer, more accurate images of the arteries of the heart, brain, internal organs, and limbs. In 2013, the Cath Lab performed more than one thousand coronary procedures, more than any other Cath Lab in a private institution in the country. With the addition of a second imaging system, the TMC Cardiovascular Center hopes to address the treatment of cardiovascular emergencies in a more effective and timely manner. Interventional cardiologists can perform longer vascular procedures without compromising access to an emergency procedure if needed.

 

 

Press Conference held last July 31, 2014 at the Podium Building, The Medical City

Dr. Gregorio Martinez, Jr., Head of the Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization Laboratory and the Cardiovascular Center,  “Those who depend on us to take care of their cardiac patients can continue to rely on us for excellent care,”  He clarifies that responding to cardiac cases, especially heart attacks, is time sensitive. Delays in treating a heart attack patient impact on the size of the damage to the heart muscle, and ultimately on the patient’s prognosis. Prompt diagnosis and right treatment within the specified time frame is vital.





 From right to left, Dr. Luigi Segundo, who hosted the said Press Conference together with the Panelist, Dr. Peter Rivera,  Dr. Gregorio Martinez Jr., Dra. Olympia Malanyaon, and Dr. MichaelAngelo Sabas



“The expansion of TMC Cath lab will raise the bar for cardiac care at The Medical City,” says Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Michelangelo Sabas. “Adding a second Cath Lab system not only provides us with the latest technology but will also allow us to care for more patients and reduce the backlog of patients waiting for diagnostic testing. It enables us to care for multiple urgent care patients at once. We can see more patients with less disruption of patient care with this second Cath Lab system.”

The Panelist were also joined by recognized and established experts from The medical City.

Friends from the Press interview the Doctor regarding the recent expansion.

Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization Laboratory

 

 

The TMC Cath Lab is the leading Cath Lab in the Philippines for coronary angiography and angioplasty via radial artery approach. Angioplasty via the radial artery approach makes use of the wrist artery instead of the groin artery as access. This enables patients to go home the same day after the procedure and resume their normal activities the next day. Approximately nine out of ten coronary procedures in the Cath Lab are done via the wrist artery.

“At the TMC Cath Lab, we have a comprehensive range of cutting-edge equipment that can be utilized for more accurate diagnosis and effective and safer treatment. At The Medical City, we treat each patient not as a ‘case’ but as a unique individual who deserves the best informed medical care. This is why acquiring technology which can give us a clearer, more accurate assessment of each patient’s individual case is paramount,” says Dr. Martinez.


For more information about The Medical City Cath Lab, you may contact tel. nos. 988-1000 or 988-7000 ext. 6278.

Email them at mail@medicalcity.com.ph, or visit www.themedicalcity.com.