Wire-Free Fractional Flow Reserve System For Sarawak Heart Centre

Sarawak Heart Foundation handed over a Wire-Free Fractional Flow Reserve System (wf-FFR) to Sarawak Heart Centre on 15 January 2020.  The wf-FFR, used to assess the degree of severity of blockages in the coronary artery, costs RM199,800.00. 

This sponsorship brings the total value of medical equipment donated by the Foundation to the Heart Centre since 2011 to RM2.66 million.

The wf-FFR can be used for up to 400 patients. With this new technology, there is nearly no risk of perforation of the coronary artery compared to the conventional FFR that requires the use of a wire. The amount of potentially kidney-damaging iodinated contrast use is reduced.

By rapidly providing a reading in about five minutes, wf-FFR can safely and quickly provide the necessary information to improve the risk stratification of the patient with coronary heart disease.  

The Foundation has always been working closely with the Sarawak Heart Centre in upgrading its facilities and equipment to provide the best cardiac service for the people in the State.

YB Datin Patinggi Datuk Amar Hajah Jamilah Binti Haji Anu, State Assemblywoman for Tanjong Datu and Board Trustee of Sarawak Heart Foundation handed over the equipment to Director of Sarawak Heart Centre, Dr. Haji Mohd Asri Bin Riffin. Also present was Minister of Local Government and Housing and Board Trustee of the Foundation YB Dato Sri Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian.