Repair before replace.
Native tissue, preserved well, outlasts any prosthesis. The first question in every plan is what can be saved.
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon — Kuala Lumpur
The heart is not a machine. It is a promise.
Dr. Amara Ruslan repairs the promises the heart makes — one sternum, one graft, one careful hour at a time.
03°08′N / 101°41′E
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4,208 operations
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The practice
Twenty-two years inside the chest teaches a surgeon two things: reverence and repetition. Every operation at this practice is rehearsed, measured and audited — because the person on the table has promised someone they will come home.
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Open & minimally invasive operations
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Years of consultant practice
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Peer-reviewed publications
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Surgeons trained & mentored
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Procedures
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Coronary artery bypass grafting
Re-routing blood around blocked coronary arteries using arterial and venous grafts — on-pump and beating-heart techniques, chosen per patient.
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Aortic aneurysm & dissection repair
Replacement of the diseased aorta from root to arch, including emergency repair of Type A dissection and valve-sparing root procedures.
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Valve repair & replacement
Mitral and aortic valve surgery with a repair-first philosophy — preserving the patient's own tissue whenever the anatomy allows.
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Minimally invasive & robotic surgery
Smaller incisions, faster recovery: thoracoscopic and robot-assisted approaches for selected valve, coronary and thoracic cases.
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Surgery for arrhythmia
Surgical ablation and left atrial appendage management for atrial fibrillation, performed alone or alongside other cardiac procedures.
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Operating principles
The team is the instrument.
Anaesthesia, perfusion, nursing, intensive care — outcomes are built by the whole theatre, not one pair of hands.
Honesty is part of consent.
Every patient hears the real numbers — the risk, the alternatives, and what happens if we do nothing at all.
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