This video features presentations from the session “Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD): Pre-Intervention and Optimization” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference.
- Role and Criteria for Percutaneous Valvuloplasty
Presented by Joann Kiyeng, consultant cardiologist at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya.
- Lessons in Surgical Optimization From Mozambique
Presented by Adriano Tivano, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon at Hospital Central de Maputo in Mozambique.
- Echocardiographic Features of Concern for RHD Surgery
Presented by Justiaan Swanevelder of University Hospitals of Leicester, South Africa.
- Digitization of a Cardiothoracic Surgical Practice for Readiness and Efficiency: Experience From a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
Presented by Bode Falase, consultant surgeon and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.
The video concludes with commentary from the full session, “RHD: Pre-Intervention and Optimization.”
In September 2026, the first ever In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference was held in Cape Town and brought together leading international and regional clinicians, fellows, and registrars to explore contemporary and contextualized clinical approaches, surgical techniques, health-system strengthening, and perioperative topics of interest in Africa. View more videos in the coming weeks.
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