KUCHING, July 18 -- Sarawak Heart Centre has successfully performed Borneo's first Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation (TPVI), marking a significant milestone in expanding access to advanced structural heart interventions in East Malaysia.

The achievement also makes the cardiac centre the second Ministry of Health (MoH) hospital in the country to offer the highly specialised procedure.

In a Facebook post, Sarawak Heart Centre said the milestone was achieved through close collaboration with an expert team from Hospital Serdang, working alongside its multidisciplinary team.

It said the partnership reflected the strength of knowledge sharing, teamwork and the MoH's commitment to expanding advanced cardiac services nationwide.

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