Conquering CHD

OCTOBER 1, 2024

When we first learned that Austin would be admitted to Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children PICU for open heart surgery at 3 weeks old, we were nervous and anxious for what was ahead. We quickly packed our bags and headed to the hospital. He spent 6 days there where we were told he was a candidate for VACTERL.

Open-Heart Surgery 98

Open-Heart Surgery Ultrasound VSD Blood Pressure 98

Global Cardiac Surgery

AUGUST 14, 2018

Documented reports in Ghana go back to 1964 with the use of surface cooling to close atrial septal defects (ASDs) and performing a closed mitral commissurotomy at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, under Charles Easmon, general surgeon and head of the Surgery Department at the hospital.

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Cardiothoracic Open-Heart Surgery Bicuspid/Mitral Congenital Heart Disease 52

MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Some of the most common types include: Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) : A hole in the wall (septum) between the heart’s two upper chambers (atria). Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) : A hole in the wall (septum) between the heart’s two lower chambers (ventricles). It can be used to diagnose or treat certain heart defects.

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Congenital Education Open-Heart Surgery Pediatrics 52

Conquering CHD

MARCH 24, 2025

He was transferred to a childrens hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, where his diagnoses were confirmedCoarctation of the aorta, a hypoplastic aortic valve, a large VSD (ventricular septal defect), and an ASD (atrial septal defect). The surgery was unsuccessful, and Christopher was placed on ECMO (a heart-lung bypass machine).

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VSD Aortic valve Open-Heart Surgery Aortic 94