DAIC

JANUARY 6, 2025

6, 2025 Medtronic plc hasannounced it received CE ( Conformit Europenne ) Mark for the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System, a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease patients with native or surgically repaired right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT).

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Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Zane had three open heart surgeries before he turned 3. Zeke and Zane were both diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) before birth. As far as congenital heart diseases go, HLHS falls on the rarer end of the spectrum.

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Conquering CHD

MARCH 7, 2024

This can be an especially trying time in the life of an adolescent with congenital heart disease, especially as they are undergoing the major transition of leaving the nest and going off to college, joining the workforce, or just moving far from home. This post was originally published in November 2017.

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Global Cardiac Surgery

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

In the years to come, most procedures, in particular surgery for congenital heart defects, were performed at US military hospitals in South Vietnam. After the US forces left the country, fewer than 10 open-heart surgeries were done each year, due to widespread lack of supplies, devices, trained personnel, and funding.

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Global Cardiac Surgery

AUGUST 14, 2018

It has been reported that the estimated burden of congenital heart disease (CHD) in Ghana approximates 372 per million population , a disproportionally high number due to the higher fertility rate in the country relative to other countries in the Region. million people, with 10.95 million children (38.8%

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) form a unique subset of patients with complex ventricular tachycardia (VT).Objective:To Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4148156-A4148156, November 12, 2024. These patients were younger compared to the non-ACHD subtype.(Table

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Global Cardiac Surgery

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

These infectious diseases have diverted attention and resources to the detriment of surgery in general and of cardiothoracic surgery in particular. The two aforementioned reasons also explain the high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease among Congolese children.

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