The coronary care unit aims to provide holistic care for acute cardiology patients using a coordinated multi-disciplinary approach. It was founded in 1964 and the first unit in Malaysia was started by Datuk Dr Khoo Kah Lin at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. The CCU provides close observation, arrhythmia treatment, hemodynamic monitoring, pacemaker implants, and respiratory support following heart attacks for patients experiencing heart issues. It conducts health programs and activities in accordance with the National Strategic Plan for Non-Communicable Diseases to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease.

1. CORONARY CARE UNIT (CCU)
GROUP MEMBER:
NUR ATIKAH AMIRA BINTI RANI
ANNUR HUSNA BINTI AZMAN
NUR NADIA BINTI MOHD ZIN
MUHAMMAD IZZAT BIN ABDUL RASHID
SYAHIRATUN NAJAH BINTI SALIM

2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 The coronary care unit will aim to provide our patients with a high
standard of care at all times
source: Bristol Heart Institute
 Coronary Care Unit is aim to provide holistic care for acute
cardiology patients administering a coordinated multi-disciplinary
approach including the initiation of early intervention as
appropriate
source: Queensland Health

3. HISTORY OF (CCU)
 Dr. Desmond Julian found the first CCU at the Royal Infirmary of
Edinburgh in 1964 and also located in Sydney, Kansas
City, Toronto and Philadelphia.
 Datuk Dr Khoo Kah Lin who is Malaysian Medical association president
was starting the first Coronary Care Unit at Kuala Lumpur General
hospital (now Hospital Kuala Lumpur)

4. SERVICE PART 1
Care services in the unit will include:
♠ Close and constant observation in a high nurse/ patient ratio.
• To make sure patient in safe condition
♠ Intravenous antiarrhythmic drug therapy
• Used to treat cardiac arrhythmia which is disturbance or irregularity in
the heart rate, rhythm or both which requires administration of one of
the arrhythmic drug

5. SERVICE PART 2
♠ Hemodynamic monitoring.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of cardiovascular function such as cardiac output and
index
♠ Temporary pacemaker implant.
• They are often used in emergency situations and for older patients in poor general
condition
♠ Respiratory support following myocardial infarction.
• Give support treatment for heart attack

6. TARGET GROUP
Patient with :
⌂ heart attacks,
⌂ unstable angina,
⌂ cardiac dysrhythmia
⌂ various other cardiac conditions

7. PROMOTING IN PUBLIC
HEALTH
Community-based Health programmes :
• Promoting physical activity
• Improve access to healthy food & increase barrier to
unhealthy food.
• Community-based Non Communicating Disease risk factor
screening & intervention

8. NSPNCD
Objectives OF NSPNCD:
►To prevent or to delay the onset cardiovascular
disease and their related complication and to
improve their management.

9. The Ninth Malaysia Plan also gave more emphasis in reducing the
prevalence of the
following top disease priorities and its related risk factors:
• Ischaemic heart diseases
• Mental illness
• Cerebrovascular diseases and stroke
• Road traffic injuries
• Cancers
• Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
• Diabetes mellitus
• Infectious diseases of major public health problems, such as dengue,
HIV/AIDS etc.

10. NSPNCD STRATEGIES
The NSP-NCD contains seven strategies:
1. Prevention and Promotion
2. Clinical Management
3. Increasing Patient Compliance
4. Action with NGOs, Professional Bodies & Other Stakeholders
5. Monitoring, Research and Surveillance
6. Capacity Building
7. Policy and Regulatory Interventions

11. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE
CENTER
Activities in the unit will include :
• Administering medications, consulting with physicians and pharmacists as
appropriate.
• Cardiac monitoring (telemetry care)
• Preparing patients for diagnostic and treatment service.
• Documenting patients’ progress on patient charts.
• Prescribing medications, consulting with nursing staff and pharmacist as
appropriate.

12. FACILITIES

14. THANK YOU