St. Luke’s robot-aided heart surgery in the Philippines a first in Southeast Asia


St. Luke’s Medical Centre at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, performs a robotic cardiac surgery on Dec. 11. - SLMC via Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN

MANILA: For patients suffering from severe heart disease, the thought of getting an open bypass surgery may be terrifying—and it’s not just because of the steep costs.

The mental image alone of what needs to be done on the chest and the big lasting scar after the procedure is enough to make them think twice.

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