Mechanical heart devices save 10-year-old’s life
13 June 2016 - 14:51
Ten-year-old Philasande Dladla from KwaZulu-Natal is the first child on the African continent to undergo a lifesaving operation whereby a "mechanical heart" - a heart ventricular assist device (HVAD) - was implanted to enable his damaged heart to continue functioning. Dr Willie Koen‚ a cardiac and transplant surgeon practising at Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital in Cape Town‚ and a founding member and vice-president of the Pan African Society of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons‚ led the sur...
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