Infant gets new lease on life

Siti Nadzirah is overjoyed that Nur Ameena is now on the road to recovery.

NUR Ameena Mikayla was born with a ventricular septal defect, commonly known as hole in the heart.

“The patient was experiencing heart failure and faced an increased risk of infections if her condition had not been treated,” said National Heart Institute (IJN) senior consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Datuk Dr Ahmad Sallehuddin.