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The Conor James Foundation aims to raise awareness and create educational materials around myocarditis, as well as
fund new and local research for the prevention and treatment of myocarditis, especially in paediatric patients younger
than 6 months old. The Foundation also offers a number of support mechanisms to assist families who are faced with
the stress of a loved one being treated for myocarditis or for those who have lost a loved one to the disease.

THe Namibian Children’s Heart Foundation was established to support research into paediatric and congenital heart disease.  We have now  gone live! Click on the link below for more information. www.nchf.org

The CHIP Network has selected the following video playbacks from Congenital Heart and Pediatric Cardiac Symposiums to help keep you informed. Click here to read full newsletter >>

Dr Liesl Zühlke features in The Star newspaper.

Congenital Heart Journal Watch was designed to make it easier for congenital heart and pediatric cardiac professionals to keep up with the literature in 6 subsections of congenital heart disease abstracts on a monthly basis: pediatric cardiology; congenital heart surgery; congenital heart interventions; congenital/pediatric electrophysiology; fetal cardiology; and adult congenital heart disease. We encourage your […]

CSI Africa 2016 – Catheter Interventions in Congenital, Structural and Valvar Heart Disease – will take place in Kampala, Uganda, November 25 – 26. We would like to invite you to submit abstracts or educational cases that demonstrate a valuable teaching point or important complication in the field. Accepted cases and abstracts will be presented […]

Congenital Heart Journal Watch was designed to make it easier for congenital heart and pediatric cardiac professionals to keep up with the literature in 6 subsections of congenital heart disease abstracts on a monthly basis: pediatric cardiology; congenital heart surgery; congenital heart interventions; congenital/pediatric electrophysiology; fetal cardiology; and adult congenital heart disease. We encourage your […]

Only 5 days to go until CSI FOCUS IMAGING on June 22, 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany! This workshop is designed specifically to provide physicians involved in congenital, structural and valvular interventions with the necessary imaging tools for safe and effective procedural performance. Furthermore, it familiarizes attendees with imaging techniques that are on the horizon but […]

Catheter Interventions in Congenital, Structural and Valvular Heart Disease June 22 – 25 | Frankfurt | Germany LESS THAN 4 WEEKS TO GO! Just over 3 weeks to go unitl CSI 2016 on June 22-25 in Frankfurt, Germany! Speakers from 30 countries will be presenting new developments and share their opinions and experiences with the […]

The Best Paper selections have been divided into 2 topics: Brain Development and Congenital Heart Disease Neurodevelopment and Congenital Heart Disease These articles were selected by Dr. Gary Webb (Cincinnati); Dr. Ginnie Abarbanell (Atlanta); and Dr. Shaji Menon (Salt Lake City). The take-home points were provided by Drs. Abarbanell and Menon. Dr. Gary Webb Dr. […]

Below is a summary of the latest research, reviews and reports in the field of cardiovascular disease, gathered by the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa. If you have any additions or comments, please get in touch. Click here to read full newsletter >>