Philippine Heart Center
Encyclopedia
The Philippine
Heart Center in Quezon City was established through Presidential Decree No. 673 issued by president
Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1975. Its original name was the Philippine Heart Center for Asia and was changed to its current form in 1975. It was inaugurated on Valentine's Day
, February 14, 1975 and graced by renowned cardiovascular experts such as Dr. Christiaan Barnard
, Dr. Denton Cooley
, Dr. Donald Effler, and Dr. Charles Bailey
.
The first Director of the PHC was Dr. Avenilo P. Aventura (1974-1986), a cardiovascular surgeon
who performed many pioneering operations
in the Philippines including the first successful renal transplantation in 1970, the first CABG in 1972, and developed and implanted the first ASEAN bioprosthesis, the PHCA porcine valve. The first patient to be admitted to the PHC was Ms. Imelda Francisco on April 14, 1975.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
Heart Center in Quezon City was established through Presidential Decree No. 673 issued by president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1975. Its original name was the Philippine Heart Center for Asia and was changed to its current form in 1975. It was inaugurated on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
, February 14, 1975 and graced by renowned cardiovascular experts such as Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.- Early life :...
, Dr. Denton Cooley
Denton Cooley
Denton Arthur Cooley is an American heart surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley is also founder and surgeon in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at St...
, Dr. Donald Effler, and Dr. Charles Bailey
Charles P. Bailey
Charles Philamore Bailey was an American cardiac surgeon.. His methods were the focus of a 1957 Time magazine article. He was a graduate of Rutgers University, Hahnemann Medical College and the University of Pennsylvania....
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The first Director of the PHC was Dr. Avenilo P. Aventura (1974-1986), a cardiovascular surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
who performed many pioneering operations
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
in the Philippines including the first successful renal transplantation in 1970, the first CABG in 1972, and developed and implanted the first ASEAN bioprosthesis, the PHCA porcine valve. The first patient to be admitted to the PHC was Ms. Imelda Francisco on April 14, 1975.
External links
- http://www.phc.gov.ph/s_trivia.htm
- http://www.philheart.org/new/
- http://www.phc.gov.ph
- http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1972/pd_73_1972.html