Dr Yow Vascular Malaysia

09/04/2026

We hope common sense prevails each time...

Experts warn the new system could undermine the security of the internet

04/04/2026

AND SO YOU SHOULD TOO...

THIS IS THE HANGING VEIL STINKHORN (PHALLUS INDUSIATUS), A MUSHROOM SPECIES THAT PRODUCES A SMELLY, MUCINOUS SECRETION WITH AN ODOUR THAT ATTRACTS INSECTS & REPUTEDLY BRINGS SOME WOMEN TO INTIMATE ECSTACY...

On a separate, no less serious note, the chemicals isolated from this mushroom have been found in research to have anti-cancer properties as well as anti-oxidant & anti-microbial properties. The latter has now been used to formulate a new class of antibiotics.

We found this beautiful and amazing species of fungi by the side of our trail, while on a recent long weekend Raya break in the amazing hills of Bentong, Pahang, an hours drive from Kuala Lumpur..

In our very own rainforests, not far from our backyard... a treasure trove of potentially precious new medicines..

So we thoroughly recommend hiking as a family to you:

It is one of the most complete forms of exercise,
clambering over uneven trails, dotted with roots & trunks, under ancient green canopies, with the smells of stinkhorns & fresh rainfall down mountainsides, the deafening roar of insects & occasional gift of birdsong...

Hiking a hillside...

Rivals any cardio in the gym..
Challenges your coordination & balance...
Lifts your spirits.

Walking a jungle trail..

You teach your child about what matters..

And rewards you with the occasional new sight, sound or smell or perhaps all 3..

02/04/2026

I HEREBY DECLARE THAT I DO NOT GIVE MY PERMISSION FOR FACEBOOK OR META TO USE ANY OF MY PERSONAL DATA.

Signed 1404 2nd April 2026

29/03/2026

CALLING ALL FRONTLINE CLINICIANS WHO DEAL WITH STROKES & MINI-STROKES: UPCOMING HALF-DAY SEMINAR ON 'CAROTID SURGERY & STROKE PREVENTION'.

WHERE : HILTON DOUBLE-TREE, I-CITY, SHAH ALAM
WHEN : 18TH APRIL 2026, 2 - 6 PM.

Honoured & priveleged to be running a half-day seminar on 'Carotid Surgery in Stroke Prevention' for all frontline doctors who see suspected strokes & mini-strokes.

If you are an :

Emergency Department doctor
Stroke physician
Geriatrician with an interest in Stroke Prevention
Ophthalmologist who sees visual disturbances associated with Carotid stenosis
General Practitioner/Family doctor
Cardiologist

and you would like to :

Be able to better spot signs of a mini-stroke/impending Stroke
Learn the evidence why Carotid Endarterectomy is first line treatment for symptomatic carotid stenosis
How Carotid Endarterectomy saves patients from stroke & death
How CEA is performed
Listen to real-world cases of patients saved from strokes

Then this seminar is for you.

Enhanced by :

1. CEA hands-on demos on life-like models
2. Complex case discussions: How we achieved safe outcomes in high-risk cases using state-of-the-art techniques like brain oximetry & Tissue-Engineered Vascular grafts.

Organised by Sri Kota Specialist Medical Centre & Le Maitre, it will be held in the 5-Star environs of the Hilton Double Tree in Shah Alam.

Participants will be awarded 4 Continuing Professional Development(CPD) points.

Scan the QR CODE to register. Spaces are limited to 50 participants. There is no registration fee.

SEE YOU THERE ON THE 18TH OF APRIL!

To learn more details about Carotid Surgery & Stroke Prevention, visit our new website

https://dryowvascularsurgeon.com/

22/03/2026

HARI RAYA HAPPY STORIES: IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ENCIK RAYADI & HIS WIFE AT MY SRI KOTA CLINIC LAST MONTH FOR HIS ANNUAL FOLLOWUP. HE IS MORE THAN 2 YEARS ON FROM HIS COMPLEX REVISION ARM BYPASS AND HE CONTINUES TO HAVE NORMAL USE OF HIS ARM!

HIS CASE IS ONE OF MY PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS AS A VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON, WHERE WE PERFORMED A PIONEERING COMPLEX HYBRID REVISION ARM BYPASS & VASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION TO SAVE HIS ARM.

If you recall, En Rayadi came to me with multiple blocks in his arm arteries from his forearm up to his neck arteries (ulnar, brachial, axillary & subclavian arteries). He had a clotting disorder called a thrombophilia which caused clots to form.

He had already one failed thrombectomy in Indonesia.

He had gangrene in his middle finger. This meant that without urgent Vascular Surgery, he was about to lose his arm.

I performed 2 operations to unblock the arteries using endovascular or keyhole techniques(guided Over-the-Wire thrombectomies).

I then performed a vein bypass to bypass the residual blockages and reconstructed his brachial artery with Tissue-Engineered bovine pericardial patches to widen the arteries as backup or to maximise his collateral circulation.

As a result of our efforts, we saved his arm from amputation.

Our achievements were highlighted in a full page article The Star newspaper in 2024.

It was a real pleasure to see Mr Rayadi still having full function of his arm & back to work after 2 years.

Proof that achieving amazing outcomes is not just the result of excellent technical skills but good leadership, teamwork & the determination to see a patient's journey to its successful conclusion!

There's a nice Hari Raya Happy Story to go with your celebrations!

For more information on Vascular issues, visit our new website:

https://dryowvascularsurgeon.com/

21/03/2026

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI TO ALL MUSLIM FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES & PATIENTS, FAR & WIDE!!

A celebration after a productive & meaningful Ramadhan.

May you have a joyous & peaceful celebration with your family & friends!

08/03/2026

AS AN ACCREDITED ADVANCED TRAUMA & LIFE SUPPORT(ATLS) INSTRUCTOR & VASCULAR TRAUMA SURGEON WHO WORKED WITH MILITARY BALLISTICS INJURIES IN THE NHS QUEEN ELIZABETH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN THE UK, YOU MAY WONDER : WHAT DO I KEEP & USE IN MY FIRST-AID KIT AT HOME?

At home/outdoors, we all get cuts, scratches, bites & the occasional burn/scald.

Here is what I consider essential components in my first aid-kit at home/car AND back-up kit that anyone at home can use before the ambulance arrives.

1. Pressure bandages : Self adhesive or Crepe with gauze swabs. If you have a significant cut/a bleed from your varicose veins, place a rolled up gauze swab on the bleeding point (point pressure) & wrap bandage tightly above & below the bleeder. If it does not stop in 5 mins, press with 2 fingers, heel of hand or fist & call 999. For ARMS OR LEGS ONLY.

DO NOT use encircling, pressure bandages on neck.

2. Scissors can get off tight clothing to assess a wound. A 5 ml syringe with cool boiled water for eye splashes.

3. Triangular bandage: Doubles up as a tourniquet for any serious bleeding in the limb & to hold a splint for a fracture. Use pressure techniques above 1st before using a tourniquet.

4. Antiseptic & antibacterials: Once you wash off mud/food material with running water, disinfect the wound with dilute Dettol. Apply antiseptic cream.

5. Chlorhexidine wash is useful if you are re-dressing a wound & notice green pus. Once cleaned & dressed, see a doctor.

6. NSAID gels like Diclofenac: Good for sprains. Steroid cream(hydrocortisone) if you have a big reaction/bump from an insect bite. Dermatix/aloe Vera: Scar prevention for burns

7. Plasters are useful to stop temporary bleeding/hold wound edges together until healing/avoid clothing stains in abrasions. I prefer no plasters then breathable.

8. Bactigras is a slippery, non-adherent dressing for minor burns/scalds. Done right, it can avoid infections.

ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY & IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR QUALIFIED, MEDICAL REVIEW. MR YOW HAS PERSONALLY USED ALL PRODUCTS & HIS OPINIONS ARE INDEPENDENT.

03/03/2026

WHAT A BETTER WAY TO WAY TO USHER IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A 'LOU SANG' WITH THE ALLIANZ FINAZ TEAM & FELLOW CONSULTANTS, DRS YEE & DR CHOONG, IN THE AUGUST SURROUNDINGS OF THE KUALA LUMPUR GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB!

ALONG WITH WHOM I RECENTLY COMPLETED A SERIES OF PODCAST INTERVIEWS ON CRITICAL AREAS OF VASCULAR SURGERY!

Delighted & grateful for the invite to the exquisite New Year lunch and an opportunity to meet & exchange inspiration, ideas & general life tales with other colleagues in Finance, Law, IT and Medicine!

From off-the-beaten track choices in China to nuances of insurance funds to strangest surgical cases to hidden trance dance micro-clubs, it was an truly stimulating Sunday afternoon over abalone & avocado coconut mousse!

One can sense great things afoot for all in the Year of the Fire Horse!!

21/02/2026

WE ARE NOW LIVE!!

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR OUR PRACTICE, DR(MR) YOW KUAN HENG, CONSULTANT VASCULAR & ENDOVASCULAR SURGEON WENT LIVE & ACTIVE THIS WEEK!

As I mentioned, it has taken us 3 years from conception to writing & collecting the right material to trouble-shooting to going live.

Special thanks to Jonathan Mallett who rose to the daunting task of building the website.

The website is designed to provide the most up-to-date information on Vascular conditions & the evidence-based treatment for them.

This is divided into the 5 most common or important conditions we see on a daily basis:

1. Arterial Aneurysms
2. Varicose Veins
3. Carotid Stenosis Causing Strokes
4. Leg Ulcers & Gangrene
5. Dialysis Access

It is designed for you, the members of the public & non-specialist healthcare professionals.

1. The public: The website is set out not like textbook classifications but by the Vascular conditions, you or your loved one, might encounter. It aims to be as user-friendly as possible to enable you to find reliable, evidence-based information on your Vascular condition or symptom.

2. Healthcare professionals : There are frequent links throughout our website to Clinical Practice Guidelines, landmark research trials & respected medical journals to verify & update your Vascular Surgical knowledge.

Plus lots of pictures to tell you what to look for!

We hope, with this website, that we get the crucial, reliable information about Vascular conditions out into the wider domain so that the public is able to get timely review of their problem.

PLEASE NOTE OUR WEBSITE NOT EXHAUSTIVE & IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. We cannot be legally responsible for any reliance on the information without clinical review by a qualified & accredited Vascular Surgeon.

Happy New Year & to greater Vascular health!

21/02/2026

Our website is now live!
http://www.dryowvascularsurgeon.com

18/02/2026

KONG HEI FATT CHOY!! WISHING ALL MY PATIENTS, FAMILY & FRIENDS A FANTASTIC, PRODUCTIVE & MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEALTHY YEAR OF THE FIRE HORSE!

IN OUR FAMILY, THE TEA CEREMONY HAS BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT START OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR SINCE I WAS A CHILD.

IT SIGNIFIES RESPECT FOR YOUR ELDERS, A CENTRAL PART OF CHINESE CONFUCIAN CULTURE.

AND THE REASON WE CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR.

It started with my Poh Poh & my mother insisted on it every year on the First Day of the New Year.

Respect & care for your elders is a default position in Asian culture rather than something you have to earn, like in the West.

That your elders, through their longer & more productive life have worthy wisdom & knowledge to impart.

And, thus deserving of respect.

Whilst one may disagree with another's position, offering tea to your parents & grandparents brings us back together as a family & society, to talk, to work out differences.

And your social connections, the quality & its warmth, with your family & friends, are one of the key determinants of a long & healthy life.

My father at 89, is testament to that.

It has been one of the key tenets of Confucian teaching that has guided me as a person & a professional.

MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE ONE FILLED WITH BOUNDLESS SUCCESS, HEALTH & HARMONY!!

15/02/2026

This is a proper Valentine's story... And it doesn't have to be the 14th!!