Although the demand for heart surgeons trained in a year is twenty, Kenya produces only four to five annually. This results in a gap in diagnosis and treatment of heart illnesses.
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Congenital
August 27, 2022
Most surgeons practice in high income countries, even though the majority of the world’s population lives in low- or middle-income countries. There is a significant disparity between high-income and low-income countries in the number of both cardiac and pediatric cardiac surgeons.
August 25, 2022
This is a surgical technique video of Dr. James Tweddell’s operative management of a patient with simple transposition.
August 12, 2022
Many congenital heart diseases are tied to genetic defects and can lead to heart failure that requires heart transplant. This paper outlines the outcomes of transplants performed in children with such genetic syndromes and disorders and finds that, despite more preoperative comorbidities, midterm outcomes after heart transplant are promising.
July 20, 2022
A year ago, a twelve-year-old girl became the youngest person in Canada undergo surgery to receive a total artificial heart. The device, which can essentially replace an entire human heart for a limited period of time, has only been used fifty-eight times in Canada to date.
July 15, 2022
In this article, Sinha et al performed a cross-sectional survey evaluating gender-related differences in congenital heart surgeon practice. They found that there were significant differences in the rate of discouragement for women to pursue a career in congenital heart surgery, as well as lower starting salaries and ranks.
July 15, 2022
The modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt is an important palliation for patients with insufficient pulmonary blood flow associated with congenital heart disease. This study found increased morbidity and mortality tied to smaller shunt size, smaller shunted pulmonary artery size, surgical approach, and site of proximal shunt anastomosis.
July 12, 2022
To wrap up our collection of specialty showcases, we have compiled a list of the seven most popular congenital videos published on CTSNet so far this year.
July 8, 2022
This scoping review explores the risk factors associated with cardiac arrest in children following cardiac surgery, nearly 50 percent of whom do not survive hospital discharge. It also provides recommendations for future research.
July 5, 2022
The cone technique changed the way Ebstein’s anomaly is repaired in surgical practice. This technique is a well-standardized, reproducible approach that produces satisfactory results. The video shows a step-by-step approach to the cone repair in an adult patient with type-C Ebstein’s anomaly.