{
  "id": 8572678,
  "title": "Serdang hospital handles 69 cardiology intervention cases in single day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/serdang-hospital-handles-69-cardiology-intervention-cases-in-single-8572678",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-19T23:53:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/20/serdang-hospital-handles-69-cardiology-intervention-cases-in-single-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital Heart Centre in Serdang, Selangor, managed an impressive 69 cardiology intervention cases in a single day. This remarkable feat underscores the center's dedication to delivering top-notch heart care through the unwavering commitment, efficiency, and teamwork of its medical staff.\n\nOut of the 69 cases, 40 were elective procedures, while the remaining 29 were emergency cases, including four critical primary percutaneous coronary intervention procedures that demanded immediate attention to save the lives of heart attack patients.\n\nThe heart centre's contribution to cardiac intervention cases stood at 45%, accounting for a significant portion of the 10 health ministry cardiac centres' total cases. In a statement on X, the health ministry praised the HSIS cardiology team for their swift, safe, and effective delivery of high-quality heart care.\n\nDuring the day, the center conducted 44 angiogram procedures to examine heart blood vessels, 39 PCI procedures to open blocked arteries using balloons and stents, and 13 complex coronary cases utilizing intravascular ultrasound technology. This advanced technique enables more precise and safer treatment, further highlighting the center's expertise in handling intricate cardiac cases.",
  "summary": "Health ministry says the heart centre at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital accounted for 45% of the total cases handled by all 10 government cardiac centres.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Serdang hospital handles 69 cardiology intervention cases in single day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/serdang-hospital-handles-69-cardiology-intervention-cases-in-single",
        "published": "2026-09-19T23:53:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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