The Cardiovascular Surgery and Intervention Team of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City performed its first Temporary Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion at its Critical Care Unit, which saved the life of a 73-year-old famale, Dr. Julius Drilon, CLMMRH chief, said Sunday, August 21.
The patient was suffering from complete heart block and was saved after she underwent the procedure on August 17 and as of Sunday was doing well, he said.
It is an ideal procedure for patients with complete heart block when a pacemaker, a small electronic device that regulates the heart beat, is inserted into the patient’s body, Drilon said.
The Cardiovascular Surgery and Intervention Team who performed the procedure was composed of Dr. Ada Cherryl Jayme – interventional cardiologist, Dr. Christian Tortosa – critical care cardiologist, and Dr. Jorge Edward Masa and Dr. Mary Grace Manganti – cardiovascular anesthesiologists.
After the patient was stabilized, she underwent a permanent pacemaker insertion the next day in an operating room with Dr. Calvin Fernandez – cardiovascular surgeon, and Manganti and Masa as her attending physicians.
The patient is in a stable condition and was given another chance at life because of the expertise of our CVSI team, Drilon said.
He congratulated the CVSI Team for adding another milestone for CLMMRH as it gears into becoming a specialty center for cardiovascular care.*