How does my team decide on our How does my team decide on our approach to each patient?approach to each patient?
Patients with VSD’s arePatients with VSD’s areusually diagnosed byusually diagnosed by pediatric cardiologists and pediatric cardiologists andreferred to our surgeons or referred to our surgeons or interventional cardiologistsinterventional cardiologistsfor treatment.for treatment.
For the past several years, atFor the past several years, atweekly programweekly programconferences, we haveconferences, we havediscussed every patientdiscussed every patient presented for VSD closure. presented for VSD closure.
Our approach is to treatOur approach is to treateach patient with the mosteach patient with the mosteffective, and leasteffective, and leasttraumatic approachtraumatic approachavailable.available.