Second chest pain centre set to open at Prince of Wales Hospital
發佈日期: 2025-05-24 21:40
TVB News
Hong Kong's first chest pain centre has been operating in Queen Mary Hospital for about seven months.
Most patients who require urgent care can undergo stent placement within just 90 minutes.
Time is gold when it comes to treating cardiovascular disease, one of Hong Kong's top three killers.
Following national accreditation standards, the first chest pain centre was set up in Queen Mary hospital last November to accelerate treatment procedures, improve outcomes and enhance survival rate.
Patients with chest pain at the emergency room can undergo an electrocardiogram within an average of six minutes.
Blood tests for troponin levels, a key marker in diagnosing myocardial infarction, can be done within eight to 10 minutes, which is significantly faster than the previous one to two hours for lab results.
Patients in critical condition are transferred through a "green channel" -- a direct pathway to the operating theatre.
The target is to complete the entire process, from admission to blood vessel clearance, within 90 minutes.
So far, the centre has met this benchmark in more than 75 percent of cases, with some procedures completed in as little as 60 minutes.
Tse Hung-fat, chief of service (medicine) at Queen Mary Hospital, said: "We won't see changes (in the mortality rate) in one or two years. We increase our awareness -- patients come to the hospital much earlier. Early treatment also improve the mortality."
Since its establishment, the centre has treated over 1,800 patients complaining of chest pain, among whom more than 70 critical cases were treated via the "green channel."
The facility is recognised by mainland authorities. Later this year, operations will move to Queen Mary Hospital's new clinical building.
Meanwhile, the second Chest Pain Centre will be set up at Prince of Wales Hospital.
It is expected to begin operations in early 2026.
The hospital authority will hold the annual convention next week, attracting around 200 speakers from local, mainland, and overseas. A pre-convention symposium will also be held in Shenzhen to strengthen clinical exchange for the first time.
