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S M Vosloo

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PubMed1991

Paediatric heart transplants--should we do them?

Heart transplantation continues to evoke considerable controversy. While they are performed in adults, in South Africa children are at present denied this therapeutic option despite a very encouraging global/average 5-year survival rate of 62%. Objections to transplantation are usually based on moral and economic imperatives. These arguments will be analysed and we will present the case for the introduction of a transplant programme designed to benefit children with incurable heart disease.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Mitral valve replacement in infancy. A case report.

A 5-month-old infant with congenital mitral valve disease successfully managed by replacement with a mechanical prosthetic valve is reported. The incidence and management of congenital mitral valve defects is discussed.

Heart Valve Prosthesis↗
PubMed1990

Inflow occlusion in the surgical management of a penetrating aortic arch injury: case report.

The acute surgical management of a 22-year-old male patient with a stab wound below the left sternoclavicular junction causing partial transsection of the origin of the innominate artery, laceration of the posterior wall of the ascending aorta, as well as an innominate artery-vein fistula, is described and the value of inflow occlusion in the surgical repair discussed.

Adult↗