• Bagong Puso Mula sa Puso

    Open Heart Surgeries in PGH

Instead of celebrating his 62nd Birthday, the First Gentleman will sponsor 14 open-heart surgeries in PGH by end June 2008.
June 19, 2008 1st case
• Dongon, Patricia
• 7 years old, Female
• Manila
• Father: laborer
• Mother: employee
• Congenital heart disease, acyanotic, Atrial Septal Defect
• Plan: ASD Patch Closure
June 19, 2008 2nd case
• Salanga, Michelle
• 16 years old, Female
• Quezon City
• Father: pensioner
• Mother: housewife
• Congenital heart disease, acyanotic, Atrial Septal Defect
• Plan: ASD Patch Closure
June 20, 2008 1st case
• Sian, Damien
• 2 years old, Male
• Iloilo
• Father: Assistannt chaplain
• Mother: teacher
• Congenital heart disease, acyanotic, Atrial Septal Defect
• Plan: ASD Patch Closure
June 20, 2008 2nd case
• Moog, Rangell
• 29 years old, Male
• Laguna
• Single
• 2nd child in a brood of 6
• College graduate
• Cannot secure a job because of his medical problem
• Congenital heart disease, acyanotic, Atrial Septal Defect
• Plan: ASD Patch Closure
June 21, 2008
• Tubog, Conrado
• 36 years old, Male
• Laguna
• Previous Construction worker, presently unable to work
• Married
• Has 2 children
• Spouse: helper
• Rheumatic heart disease, severe Mitral Stenosis, moderate Mitral Regurgitation, severe Aortic Regurgitation
• Plan: Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacement
June 23, 2008
• Ramos, Maribelle
• 32 years old, Female
• Ilocos Norte
• Housewife
• Mother of 3 children
• Spouse: farmer
• Rhematic Heart Disease, with severe Mitral Stenosis, moderate Mitral Regurgitation, Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
• Plan: MV Replacement, TV annuloplasty
Alternate Case
• Manglo, Catherine
• 6 years old, Female
• Laguna
• Father: factory worker
• Mother: housewife
• Plan: VSD patch closure
Alternate Case
• Macaraeg, James
• 4 years old, Female
• Lipa City
• Father: factory worker
• Mother: teacher
• Plan: VSD patch closure
Alternate Case
• Raposon, Richard
• 14 years old, Male
• Bicutan
• Father: construction worker
• Mother: housewife
• Plan: Mitral Valve Replacement
Alternate Case
• Ramirez, Elisane
• 21 years old, Female
• Isabela
• Youngest of four siblings
• Father: carpenter
• Mother: housewife
• High school graduate
• Unemployed (cannot be cleared medically)
• Plan: ASD patch closure