Twenty-five cardiologists from around the world have conducted hands-on training using pig hearts at the 10th Vietnam Congress of Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, which is organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Pediatric Cardiology & Congenital Heart Disease Society and commenced on Wednesday.

The congress, which made its debut in Vietnam, welcomes approximately 200 global experts in congenital heart intervention and 100 domestic pediatric cardiology specialists. 

During the three-day event from Wednesday to Friday, 55 domestic and international experts are slated to present over 100 scientific reports and direct intervention cases. 

The conference’s focal point is the introduction of fetal heart intervention via cases involving pulmonary valve atrophy and aortic stenosis in fetuses, along with the utilization of 3D cardiovascular imaging technology and a competition among young pediatric interventional cardiologists.

Significantly, the congress featured a live training session on cardiovascular intervention using real pig hearts.

This medical training method for interventional cardiologists, widely practiced worldwide, was introduced for the first time in Vietnam during this event.

On Wednesday afternoon, twenty-five doctors from diverse countries, guided by Professor Yen Ho, a globally renowned expert in cardiovascular morphology at Royal Brompton Hospital in the UK, participated in on-site training using actual pig hearts.

What is more, 34 live intervention cases that had been performed at six leading centers globally were shared for discussion during the event.

Dr. Do Nguyen Tin, president of the Ho Chi Minh City Pediatric Cardiology & Congenital Heart Disease Society, expressed his joy that after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the annual congress has resumed.

While numerous international conferences on pediatric cardiovascular intervention are held each year, this congress ranks third only to the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium in the U.S. and the CSI congress in Germany in terms of delegate attendance.

“The congress provides a valuable opportunity for learning, sharing experience, and fostering connections within the field of pediatric cardiovascular intervention in Vietnam and around the world, contributing to elevating the standing of Vietnamese medicine regionally and globally,” Dr. Tin stated.

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