{"id":499980,"date":"2025-08-30T11:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=499980"},"modified":"2025-08-30T11:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:13:29","slug":"pic-doctor-vietnamese-surgeons-performs-fontan-rastelli-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pic-doctor-vietnamese-surgeons-performs-fontan-rastelli-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"PIC doctor, Vietnamese surgeons performs Fontan, Rastelli surgeries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> PESHAWAR<br \/>\nPeshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC) in collaboration with Pakistan Children\u2019s Heart Foundation and a visiting team of pediatric surgeons from Vietnam successfully performed 14 complex life-saving heart surgeries on children including two Afghan patients.<br \/>\nAccording to PIC spokesperson, Riffat Anjum, it is first time that advanced procedures like Fontan and Rastelli surgeries were introduced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The surgeries were carried out during a five-day specialized training workshop.<br \/>\nSpeaking at the closing ceremony, Prof. Dr. Ijaz Hussain, Head of Pediatric Cardiology at PIC said that \u201cThis collaboration not only gave new life to 14 children but also introduced advanced surgeries that will greatly improve the quality of life for children suffering from congenital heart defects, especially those living with cyanosis (\u2018blue baby syndrome\u2019).<br \/>\nOur goal is to strengthen pediatric cardiac care in Pakistan and provide our doctors opportunities to work with international experts.\u201d<br \/>\nVietnamese Pediatric Surgeon Prof. Dr. Cao Dang Khang expressing his gratitude saying that \u201cWe love the people of Pakistan. This joint effort is a fine example of cooperation in providing advanced healthcare facilities to children.<br \/>\nTogether, our countries can do much more to restore the health of underprivileged children.\u201d<br \/>\nThe successful operations were performed by a joint team comprising Prof. Dr. Ijaz Hussain, HoD Pediatric Cardiology PIC, Assistant Prof. Dr. Mujeeb Ur Rehman and visiting experts from University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam including Prof. Dr. Cao Dang Khang, Dr. Hoang Quoc Trung, and Dr. Le Hoang Anh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR Peshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC) in collaboration with Pakistan Children\u2019s Heart Foundation and a visiting team of pediatric surgeons from Vietnam successfully performed 14 complex life-saving heart surgeries on children including two Afghan patients. 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