Fourth Curriculum Webinar
Ventricular Septal Defects:
Global Perspectives on Treatment
January 23, 2021
14:00 – 16:30 GMT
9:00 – 11:30 ET (Montreal)
The Program
Frank Edwin, Co-Chair, Accra, Ghana
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Co-Chair, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Ericka Perez Albrecht, Co-Chair, La Paz, Bolivia
Tribute to Paul Weinberg
by Meryl Cohen
Philadelphia, USA
Anatomy of Ventricular Septal Defects
Vera Aiello
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Echocardiography of Ventricular Septal Defects
Leo Lopez
Palo Alto, California, USA
Natural History and Indications for VSD closure
Anita Saxena
New Delhi, India
VSD Closure – Standard Surgical Techniques
E. Samuel Ramirez-Marroquin
Mexico City, Mexico
Surgical Techniques for Complex VSDs (Apical, “Swiss-Cheese”, Straddling AV Valves)
James S. Tweddell
Cincinnati, USA
Role of Pulmonary Artery Banding for VSDs
Frank Edwin
Accra, Ghana
VSD and Significant Aortic Regurgitation: Surgical Approach
Haibo Zhang
Shanghai, China
VSD with Pulmonary Hypertension: Role of Surgical Closure
William M. Novick
Collierville, Tennessee, USA
Interventional VSD Closure: Indication and techniques
Chen Yiwei
Shanghai, China
