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Dr. Francisco M. Peralta, Jr. performs Adult , Pediatric, and Congenital Heart Surgeries; Thoracic and Vascular Surgeries. He has clinics at the St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City, Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City, and Delos Santos-STI Megaclinic Varicose Vein Center in Mandaluyong City. Dr. Peralta also performs Endovenous Laser Treatment for varicose veins and currently the Chairman of the Delos Santos- STI Megaclinic Varicose Vein Center.   read more

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Endovenous Laser Treatment (ELT): Banishing Ugly Varicosities The most used and oftentimes abused part of our body are our legs. It bears the brunt of our weight as it takes us from one place to another. Which brings us, to the perhaps the most common and often times ignored disease of the legs----venous insufficiency or in lay man’s term “varicosities”. In the past the only way to go about and rid yourself of this problem was to undergo saphenous vein stripping, ligation, division and valve repair. These are invasive procedures that requires general or regional anesthesia and admission in the hospital and touted to have high failure rates and ironically leaves long unsightly scars on the legs. In 2002, the US FDA approved a novel way of treating saphenous vein varicosities called Endovenous Laser Treatment (ELT), a minimally invasive method of ablating incompetent saphenous veins. The whole procedure can be done in less than an hour under local anesthesia and completely performed as an outpatient.   read more       watch video

  FAQ  

What is a Ventricular Septal Defect? A Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) also called a “hole in the heart” is a heart malformation present at birth. The septum is a wall that separates the left and right side of the heart. A defect in between the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) is called “ventricular septal defect”. It is the most commonly diagnosed congenital heart defect. It can be an isolated defect or may coexist with other heart defects (eg. Atrial Septal Defect, Tetralogy of Fallot, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), coarctation of the aorta, transposition of great arteries)

What happens if you have a ventricular septal defect?

In the normal blood circulation, the used blood (unoxygenated) goes back to the heart through the right chamber ( right atrium and ventricle) and is pumped to the lungs through the pulmonary artery to get oxygen (pulmonary circulation). Blood (oxygenated) goes back to the left chamber (left atrium and ventricle) and the left ventricle then pumps the blood to distribute it to the body (systemic circulation).

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