5,000 babies born each year in Malaysia with heart problems


KUALA LUMPUR: Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Malaysia and it is estimated that 5,000 babies are born each year with congenital heart problems in this country.

The Prime Minister’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said most patients also required heart surgery treatment with complex expertise that involved expensive treatment costs.

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