A career in congenital heart surgery: One surgeon's recollections

There is little question that a career as a congenital heart surgeon spanning some 30years has seen many incredible rewards as well as moments of sadness and disappointment. When asked to speak at the 2015 Joint Conference on Advances in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Management about the progress that has occurred in the treatment of congenital heart disease during my professional lifetime, I thought it would be most appropriate to use the evolution in the management of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) as the optimal example.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research