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OR-Live Presents: Cardiovascular Webcast: Cardiovascular Specialists at Children's Hospital Boston to Repair a Complex Congenital Cardiac Defect During Live Webcast

Posted on: Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 09:00 CDT

On Friday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. ET, cardiovascular surgeons at Children's Hospital Boston will repair a complex congenital cardiac defect during a live Webcast on www.OR-Live.com. Children's hosts three to four Webcasts annually to showcase its pioneering care and technology to specialists and referring clinicians around the world, and to educate consumers on the latest and most innovative medical treatments available.

During the procedure, Pedro J. del Nido, MD, chairman of the Department of Cardiac Surgery and William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Emile A. Bacha, MD, cardiac surgeon and associate professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, will walk viewers through the live operation and also discuss compound operations, such as the:

-- "double switch" operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries;

-- cone repair -- a new technique for tricuspid valve repair -- for Ebstein's anomaly;

-- endocardial fibroelastosis resection in borderline left ventricle; and the

-- hybrid procedure for interim management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

"We tackle some very challenging cases here at Children's, and always try to do so using innovative, yet safe, treatment strategies," says Dr. Bacha.

This is second of two Webcasts featured as part of this year's "Frontiers in Diagnosis & Management of Congenital Heart Disease," taking place at Children's Hospital Boston. The first Webcast, on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. ET, will highlight a rare interventional catheterization by Children's cardiovascular specialists.

The Conference will focus on review of catheter-based and surgical treatment options for congenital heart disease, as well as current developments in intensive care management and cardiac surgery research. For more information on "Frontiers," visit www.childrenshospital.org/cvpfrontiers2007.

Children's Hospital Boston is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since 1869. More than 500 scientists, including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 members of the Institute of Medicine and 10 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. Founded as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is a 377-bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. Children's also is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For more information about the hospital and its research visit: www.childrenshospital.org/newsroom.

Visit: http://www.or-live.com/childrenshospitalboston now to learn more and view a program preview. VNR: http://www.or-live.com/rams/chh-2036-mkw-q.ram

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