Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd (also known as National Heart Institute; abbreviation IJN), is a heart surgery centre in

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History

The IJN was first established in 1984 by a few Cardiologists and General Physicians and was situated at the GHKL's old BLOOD BANK office, and the current IJN's logo was created in the same year of 1984. IJN later moved to its current location in 1992. The institutes specialises in

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and

cardiothoracic surgery Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart ( heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal st ...

services for both adult and

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cases. As the national referral centre for

cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, h ...

, IJN sees new cases referred from all over the country and abroad and follow-up cases at the outpatient clinics. IJN went through an expansion which was completed in late 2009. Following the expansion, the number of beds dedicated for heart treatment increased to 432, making IJN one of the largest heart centres in the region. In March 2019, pioneer surgeon Tan Sri Dr.

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announced the takeover of IJN by the Ministry of Health from the Ministry of Finance.Loh Foon Fong (8 March 2019)
Pioneer heart surgeon wants IJN to be put under the Health Ministry
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References

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