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Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Congenital Heart Surgery Programs Across the World: Assessment by a Global Multi-Societal Consortium
Protopapas, Eleftherios , Rito, Mauro Lo , Vida, Vladimiro L. , Sarris, George E. , Tchervenkov, Christo I., Tobota, Zdzisław, Zheleva, Bistra , Jacobs, Jeffrey P. , Stephens, Elizabeth H. , Tweddell, James S., Sandoval, Néstor , Bacha, Emile , Austin, Erle H. , Sakamoto, Kisaburo , Kurosawa, Hiromi, Halees, Zohair Y. Al, Jatene, Marcelo Biscegli , Lee, Cheul , Sharma, Rajesh , Hirata, Yasutaka , Cervantes, Jorge , O’Brien, James E. , Louis, James St., Taskforce, The COVID-19 International Congenital Heart Surgery, Jacobs, Jeffery P , Sandoval, Nestor F , Talwar, Sachin , Zheleva, Bistra , Maruszewski, Bohdan , Zhang, Hao , Dearani, Joseph A. , Iyer, Krishna Subramony , Edwin, Frank , Cervantes, Jorge L., Kirklin, James K. , Taskforce, The COVID-19 International Congenital Heart Surgery
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery | August 26, 2020 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 689-696
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently gripping the globe is impacting the entire health care system with rapidly escalating morbidities and mortality. Although the infectious risk to the pediatric population appears low, the effects on children with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain poorly understood. The closure of congenital heart surgery programs worldwide to address the growing number of infected individuals could have an unintended impact on future health for COVID-19-negative patients with CHD. Pediatric and congenital heart surgeons, given their small numbers and close relationships, are uniquely positioned to collectively assess the impact of the pandemic on surgical practice and care of children with CHD. We present the results of an international survey sent to pediatric and congenital heart surgeons characterizing the early impact of COVID-19 on the care of patients with CHD.
History of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: The First Decade
Tchervenkov, Christo I., Kurosawa, Hiromi, Mavroudis, Constantine , Jatene, Marcelo Biscegli , Al‐Halees, Zohair , Çïçek, Sertaç , Sandoval, Néstor , Backer, Carl L., Cervantes, Jorge , Edwin, Frank , Finucane, Kirsten , Iyer, Krishna, Kinsley, Robin H. , Kreutzer, Christián , Liu, Jinfen , Maruszewski, Bohdan , Sarris, George E. , Jonas, Richard A. , Çiçek, Sertaç M, Jacobs, Jeffrey P. , Stellin, Giovanni , Dearani, Joseph A. , Ebels, Tjark , Fragata, José , Kirklin, James K. , Louis, James D. St.
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery | June 26, 2018 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 392-406
The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS) is the largest professional organization in the world dedicated to pediatric and congenital heart surgery. The purpose of this article is to document the first decade of the history of WSPCHS from its formation in 2006, to summarize the current status of WSPCHS, and to consider the future of WSPCHS. The WSPCHS was incorporated in Canada on April 7, 2011, with a head office in Montreal, Canada. The vision of the WSPCHS is that every child born anywhere in the world with a congenital heart defect should have access to appropriate medical and surgical care. The mission of the WSPCHS is to promote the highest quality comprehensive cardiac care to all patients with congenital heart disease, from the fetus to the adult, regardless of the patient’s economic means, with an emphasis on excellence in teaching, research, and community service.