Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Malaysia’s premier heart specialist centre, is the perfect embodiment of a homegrown success story that is driven by committed, caring and concerned IJNers who are all on the same page in realising the Institute’s vision as a global centre of excellence in cardiovascular and thoracic care. Our roots can be traced back to 1992 when the Government took affirmative action to establish a dedicated Heart Institute, given the steep rise in heart-related cases among Malaysians of all ages - an important issue that was fast becoming a matter of national concern. It was the right decision made then, and to this day still is, as evidenced by the care and treatment provided by IJN to millions of the Institute’s patients.
Since 1992, IJN has kept pace in catering for the healthcare needs of a growing population with new and expanded facilities that complement the Institute’s existing facilities, complete with comprehensive amenities. Our farsightedness and customer-centric approach bear testament to our passion and dedication in ensuring that the community’s healthcare needs are met, not just for today but for decades to come.
We are well positioned to further grow and enhance its role as a centre of excellence in the field of cardiovascular and thoracic care
Since inception, IJN hit the ground running, and has not looked back since in pioneering several firsts in cardiovascular and thoracic healthcare and training programmes. These innovative breakthroughs have helped catapult us to the top in the field of cardiology as a Centre of Excellence, both in the ASEAN region and the world. Such international acclaim and stature are a testament of IJN’s unwavering commitment to providing world-class heart healthcare services to both Malaysian and international patients.
IJN, thus far, holds the distinction of being the only institution in Malaysia that is wholly dedicated to providing cardiac treatment for both adult and paediatric patients. IJN, which is entrusted with the national responsibility of training surgeons and cardiologists prior to their serving in hospitals across the nation, is also the preferred choice for trainee cardiovascular and thoracic specialists and surgeons from countries that include, amongst others, Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan, Vietnam and Yemen.
Aside from being a specialist cardiovascular and thoracic centre, we also offer various facilities that cater for the general well-being of patients. These include specialist clinics such as Renal Denervation Screening Clinic, Respiratory Clinic, Diabetes Clinic and Quit Smoking Clinic, thus making IJN a one-stop centre for all heart healthcare needs.
Going forward, we are well positioned to further grow and enhance its role as a centre of excellence in the field of cardiovascular and thoracic care while at the same time promoting Malaysia’s dynamic healthcare industry throughout Asia, and beyond. With the ready availability of the best specialists in their field of expertise, world class facilities and services, superior service delivery and innovative practices, IJN continues to lead from the front as a trusted name in heart healthcare, globally.
AN INTEGRATED CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SERVICES PROVIDER
IJN offers a host of integrated services that very few cardiovascular and thoracic centres in the Asia Pacific region can rival; from clinical services to cardiology services (interventional cardiology, diagostics and non-invasive), and cardiothoracic services to PCHC cardiology services.
Operating from a position of strength, IJN is widely acknowledged as the preferred go-to Centre for heart ailments and treatments, from a minor hole in the heart that requires a minor surgery to a very complex heart failure that necessitates a heart transplant.
More importantly, in ensuring to deliver the best care possible, our consultant physicians have always been innovative in introducing the latest and most effective techniques in the treatment of heart patients, for both interventional cardiology procedures as well as heart surgeries.
IJN’s vast array of treatments includes angiograms and angioplasty procedures via radial artery, implantation of AICDs, minimally invasive surgeries, stent implantation, endoscopic vein harvesting, off-pump surgery, bypass surgery on “awake” patients and implantation of mechanical heart assist device.
IJN’s string of strengths and achievements, include among others:
• Highly competent medical team with proven experience in handling emergencies and even the most complicated cases in state-of-the-art facilities.
• Collaborations with leading international medical establishments such as the UK’s Papworth Hospital and the Herz-und in Germany, thus facilitating the introduction of modern clinical techniques.
• Training surgeons and cardiologists who go on to serve in hospitals across Malaysia.
• The most preferred centre for trainee cardiovascular and thoracic specialists and surgeons from countries such as Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan, Vietnam and Yemen.
• Pioneered several firsts in cardiovascular and thoracic healthcare and training programmes, making it the premier go-to centre in the ASEAN region and the world.
• The only institution in the country that is wholly dedicated to cardiac treatment for both adult and paediatric patients.
• Recorded over 3.6 million outpatient attendances.
• More than 300,000 inpatients admissions.
• Performed over 80,000 cardiac surgeries.
• Performed more than 200,000 cardiology invasive and interventional cardiology procedures
A snapshot of IJN’s services and facilities:
• A comprehensive range of services for cardiovascular medicine that IJN specialises in, both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including cardiac surgery for open heart, closed heart, thoracic and transplants.
• A wide variety of treatment options for heart conditions ranging from the simplest hole in the heart surgery to the most complex heart transplants.
• A range of services from diet advice to heart screening to cardiac rehabilitation.
• A one-stop centre for all heart care requirements complete with Specialist Clinics such as the Respiratory Clinic, Diabetes Clinic, Quit Smoking Clinic and Wellness Centre.
• A selection of tasteful suites and a choice of comfortable single bedded, 2 bedded and 4 bedded rooms. All suites and rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with television, telephone, attached bathroom and nurse-call system.
• An International Patient Centre (IPC) to cater for international patients and facilitate patient preparations that require visa and immigration assistance, medical co-ordination, hospital admissions and discharges as well as travel-related assistance, among others.
