Boys have hearts outside their bodies

Koh Guan Siang, father of 3 daughters, was very happy to hear that he was going to have a son. However, that joy did not last for long.

Jun Hao, the boy born with the heart out of his body, is receiving special care at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.Photo: AsiaOne.

On March 24, Mr. Koh Guan Siang, an engineer working in Singapore, received a phone call from a hospital in Johor Baru City (Malaysia) announcing that his son Jun Hao greeted him. life with heart disease outside the body is very rare.

In the first 4 days after birth, Jun Hao's heart beat very weak. The doctors informed Guan Siang and his family to prepare themselves for the worst. However, after that, the boy's health has gradually improved. Currently, doctors believe that Jun Hao has passed a dangerous period and can live a normal life like other children.

' I was extremely disappointed to know that my son had a rare congenital disease. The doctors asked me to prepare for the worst situation and asked my family to go to the hospital to look at the boy for the last time. I even prepared for his son, ' said Guan Siang on AsiaOne.

Jun Hao was sent to the Pediatric Department of Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment. It is known that the boy is the fourth case of heart disease outside the innate body treated at Kuala Lumpur disease, the previous 3 cases were all dead.

According to the treating doctors, Jun Hao will be implanted artificial skin imported from the US around the heart outside the body. Dr. Zaininah Mohd Zai, director of the Kuala Lumpur hospital, also revealed that the boy will have to undergo some more surgeries within the next 3 years because he still has a heart disease called Four Syndrome Fallot .