the Official Publication of the Philippine Heart Association VIEWS & NEWS Vol. 30 l No. 48 | July - August 2015 Because your HEART matters CPR ‘Samboy Lim’ Bill now in Congress Learn and apply PHIC’s Z Benefits to your heart patients 1 of 4 public school teachers has hypertension New Section: walk&talk Going back to basic nutrition Find your reason to run How smoking 64th PHA President breaks the heart Alex T. Junia, MD Doc’s Hearty Meals Exercise for heart Working towards failure a CPR-ready Philippines Learn CPR and Save Lives! Get that edge in ACLS. Be certified now! PhILIPPINe heARt ASSOCIAtION, INC. Suite 1108 east tower Philippine Stock exchange Centre Ortigas, Pasig City tel. Nos.470 5525 • 470 5528 www.philheart.org 2 THE HEART NEWS&VIEWS • July - August 2015 July - August 2015 • THE HEART NEWS&VIEWS 3 Editor’s Note Editorial Staff FOuNdINg ChAIRmAN +ernesto P. Namin, md edItOR IN ChIeF the PhA magazine Version 2.0 don Robespierre C. Reyes, md edItORIAL CONSuLtANtS eugenio Jose F. Ramos, md ur 28-year-old publication is having some facelift, a rejuvenation of some erlyn C. demerre, md sort. We have un-dressed a bit, put down the ‘briefs’ for the reader to Francis marcellus L. Ramirez, md see more ‘Views.’ Now, we present to you The Heart News&Views. ASSOCIAte edItOR O Bernadette Santiago-halasan, md mANAgINg edItOR Of course, after the undressing, we don In the hope of revving up primary and gynna P. gagelonia on new clothes we think are necessary, prevention strategies to curb down the heARtLINeS & uPdAteS edItOR practical and trendy and fashionable for bad numbers in cardiovascular health, we michael Joseph F. Agbayani, md a nicer and easier read. We thought of came up with the ‘Walk&Talk.’ In this new WRIteRS providing our reader, the heart doctor in section, we talk about issues on proper Angelita miguel-Aguirre, md ma. Ina P. Bunyi, md particular (and some non-doctor who may nutrition, exercises for both the healthy and ma. Lourdes e. Bunyi, md chance upon this magazine elsewhere), the the sick, and lifestyle not only to empower maria Blanca A. de guzman, md needed information he needs in taking care heart doctors with the knowledge to Benjamin Jose C. Quito, md hermogenes R. Saludes, md of heart patients and an avenue to share ‘preach’ their patients, but for them to Jenn Rachelle u. Santos, md his views on anything, whether scholarly, ‘practice what they preach’ too. myla gloria Salazar-Supe, md Atty. Angeles A. Yap, md socio-politically, or religiously. Furthermore, we believe that the PhA We hope we can become vehicles for the spans the whole archipelago so we wanted COuNCIL CORReSPONdeNtS Robin Augustine Q. Flores, md (TCVS) PhA for its different advocacies and thrusts, to hear from our members from Batanes to elmer A. Linao, md (CVACC) thus we give you the Infocus and Special Jolo. the ‘Reverberations: Echoes from the Rodney m. Jimenez, md (Cardiac Cath) Reports. For this issue, we dig into President Countryside’ hopefully captures the varied ChAPteR CORReSPONdeNtS Stella marie P. mabanag, md Alex Junia’s game plan for his term. then sentiments of our cardiologist-members on Northern Luzon you have that topic on the PhIC’s Z-Benefit any relevant issue under the sun. gil Alfonso, md Central Luzon that we hope can help cardiologists and Of course, we have retained good old Francis martin N. Armada, md their patients who are candidates for CABg regular sections like the editorial Page Southern Tagalog Rhodelyn B. Almeñana, md understand the policy better. (now renamed Pulse), Opinion Pages (now Western Visayas-Panay renamed ViewPoints) Cardiolinks, Cardio Angeles A. Yap, md NorthWestern Mindanao and the Law by doctor/lawyer Angie Yap, Judy theresa P. Fortinez, md Bioethics (now renamed Heart and Soul) Southern Mindanao Davao by dr. Angelita Aguirre, Dysrhythmic Tales hOSPItAL CORReSPONdeNtS Jason S. Santos, md (USTH) by dr. edgardo timbol. Reflections, a new donabel marmeto, md (JRMMC) section, likewise sees its maiden voyage Lay Out ARtISt in this issue. the first article, passionately Jose Rodil C. dela Cruz written by Sr./dr. Ina Bunyi, attempts at edItORIAL ASSIStANt putting a balance to our perspective of the Irene P. Alejo ‘everyday world’ we live in. Well, we just hope this Version 2.0 will PHA Board of Directors really be an upgrade not only in terms of lay- PReSIdeNt out and design. We hope for an upgrade Alex t. Junia, md in readership and in concepts to get more VICe PReSIdeNt Raul L. Lapitan, md people into action to improve heart health VP FOR FINANCe care, because the heart really matters. Romeo B. Cruz enjoy our first issue of The Heart VP FOR exteRNAL Affairs News&Views! Frederick m. Alegre SeCRetary Jorge A. 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For comments, suggestions or contributions send to [email protected] exeCutIVe dIReCtOR Suite 1108 east tower, Philippine Stock exchange Centre, Ortigas, Pasig City gina Capili-Inciong 4 THE HEART NEWS&VIEWS • July - August 2015 the Official Publication of the Philippine Heart Association VIEWS & NEWS 20 Vol. 30 l No. 48 July - August 2015 INfocuS 07 Look into Alex Junia’s priority projects and know the lighter side 60 of the PhA president. 66 CONTENTS 78 PULSE Hospital oBSERvER CARdIoLInkS REverberationS: 06 the President’s Race 35 SLmC celebrates 29th 54 guest writer echoes from the Countryside birthday. rheumatologist dr. evan 68 Cardiologists from the In THE Heart nEwS: 36 uSth cardio fellows launch Vista expounds on how North down to the South 17 PhA keeps CORegIVe advocacy project. SLe can batter the share sentiments on cardiovascular system. pertinent issues. series moving. 38 uSth prepares for 18 Pampanga solon files CPR the Big One. CAR dIo And THE LAw Walk&TALk: bill in Congress. vIEwPoInTS 57 Cardiologist-lawyer Angie 71 the healthy Lifestylist: 20 Fitness guru couple comes Yap timely discusses the the Cardiovascular up with 4-minute exercise. 41 Read cardiologists’ points possible violations on PhIC menace of Smoking of view on so many things. policies. 23 Cardio Fellows join 74 Calorie Counter: international congresses. SPECIAL REPorts Heart & SoUL going back to basics 24 1 out of 4 public school of nutrition. teacher is hypertensive. 48 dr. Oliver Sansano shares 60 moral vanguard his experience with LVAd dr. Angelita Aguirre 78 the Running man: Find your reason to run. CoUnCIL TRACk on one of his patients. presents the Flica Law and 50 tCVS Council Chair dr. her position on ssues of 82 Work out for Weak hearts: 28 Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic vaccination and informed Principles of exercise heart disease still a big Robin Flores dissects the PhIC’s Z Benefits. consent. for heart failure patients problem. explained. 30 Vascular docs travel around HeartlinES & UPdates Features: 84 A hearty meal: the country to teach. 52 Local data revelations! 64 Faces: Chief editor don Reyes Orlando Bugarin, md: CHAPTER TRACk Infective endocarditis still reveals his secrets to deadly. meet the newest PhA healthy living. 31 Baguio-Benguet: meet Accelerated cardiac rehab board member. the newest PhA Chapter. is promising. 66 healthy Finds: REFLECTIonS 32 Cebu & Central Luzon Chapters’ Complete revasc is better dr. malou Bunyi finds a 89 dr. Ina Bunyi writes some Changing of the guard. than culprit only. healthy place to eat in QC. pondering at the end of a day. July - August 2015 • THE HEART NEWS&VIEWS 5 Pulse new president has taken the reins to lead the Philippine A heart Association for the next year. Like all presidents who assumed such position, dr. Alex t. Junia is faced with the same challenges of running the 63-year- old society, at least for the next fiscal year. For his term, the president has pragmatically decided to continue with and give priority to three flagship advocacy The President’s Race projects the PhA has undertaken in the past years. these are the realization of a not primarily the society’s brainchild? how are we going to make the younger Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)- Further, the PhA’s dream to have an generation disengage themselves from ready Philippines, the continuation of automated external defibrillator (Aed) their tablets and other gadgets when the CPR Research and Registry and the deployed and made accessible to the Internet information and entertainment promotion of the healthy lifestyle through public is truly in line with the PhA’s thrust are more exciting than playing hopscotch the 52100 Campaign. to improve on cardiovascular health care or St. Peter’s game under the heat of the We commend his practical sense of delivery in the country. It would truly be scorching sun or even under a full moon? setting goals: simple and impactful, lofty an ideal set up if we see Aeds in airports, moreover, how can we push the and achievable. however, Junia is racing other transportation terminals, malls, working age group to dedicate at least against time with his 12-month stint as parks and other public areas. an hour in a day to physical exercise PhA head. And like all races, there must But reality bites. It is going to take instead of going overtime to add a few be a finish line, a well defined finish line more than a full marathon before we see more bucks to make both ends meet for that will size up the impact of his priority the finish line for this.