Dr. Pradub Sukhum, Senior Director of Bangkok Heart Hospital, chaired the opening of the event “Bangkok Heart Hospital aims to develop the quality of treatment for coronary artery disease with wrist-access catheterization techniques” with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Damras Tresukosol, Interventional Cardiologist and Senior Director of Cardiology, Bangkok Heart Hospital, and Dr. Vitoon Pitiguagool, Vice Director of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Bangkok Heart Hospital participating to provide knowledge on cardiac vascular disease treatment, emphasizing accurate and detailed diagnosis. Doctors will find the best treatment methods so that patients can receive effective outcomes.
The advantage of wrist-access catheterization helps to reduce the risk of severe complications that might occur from femoral artery catheterization, shortens the hospital recovery period, as patients can walk immediately after the surgery. If the patient has complex symptoms or severe and multi-vessel coronary artery disease, surgeons can perform bypass surgery without stopping the heart, helping the heart to be strong again, at the Tearoom, 7th floor, Rehabilitation Medicine Building, Bangkok Hospital.
