Older Heart Patients Have Access to Affordable, Life Saving CABG Procedure at Bangkok Hospital

Dec. 30, 2008 - PRLog -- This gives US and European patients potential savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Bangkok Hospital has responded to popular demand with regard to its Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Package, making the low cost surgery available to hundreds of thousands more people worldwide.

The conditions which have changed with the new package by Bangkok Hospital are:
•   Increasing of age limit for package from 60 years old to 70 years old
•   Body weight can now be over 90kg
•   Hematocrit must be greater than 33%, rather than 38%
•   Contractablity of the pumping chamber can be as low as 30% - previously the limit was 40%
•   Patients on anticoagulants and aspirin are now eligible
•   Left main blockage patients can now access the package, if the blockage is not more than 90%.

The package is available from now until December 31, 2008.

The cost of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, or CABG surgery in the US can be up to $75,000. Bangkok Hospital is offering the new package at 590,000 THB, or around US$16,800 at current exchange rates. CABG surgery is performed on around 800,000 patients per year, worldwide. In many cases the surgery must be repeated within a year.

Studies have revealed a sharp increase in demand for CABG surgery from older patients, from around 2% to 30% in men over 65, and 16% to 45% in women over 65.


The package includes:
•   Use of the operating room
•   Cardiac Care Unit room for 2 nights, and a standard single room for 5 nights thereafter
•   Surgeon's fees
•   Anesthesiologists fees
•   Cardiac rehabilitators fees
•   Blood cross-matching

Dr. Kitipan Visudharom, the hospital director is pleased to be able to offer the life-saving package to a wider audience. "While we can help every cardiac patient, the fact that there is now a cut-price option for those who need the money most - retirees and those with more complicated conditions - makes me very happy".

About Bangkok Hospital Medical Center:

Bangkok Hospital Medical Center (BMC) is one of the most technologically sophisticated hospitals in the world today. Located in Bangkok, Thailand, BMC is an expansive state-of-the-art medical campus providing comprehensive medical care through multidisciplinary teams of highly trained specialists. With its four hospitals and broad range of specialized clinics, BMC is equipped with all of the diagnostic and treatment facilities not generally available at local hospitals. The center has received Joint Commission International accreditation and is known throughout the world for delivering world-class, award-winning healthcare.

For more information contact Chris E-Marketing Manager, Bangkok Hospital Medical Center.
Email: info@bangkokhospital.com

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Bangkok Hospital Medical Center (BMC) is one of the most technologically sophisticated hospitals in the world today.