The development of innovative technologies in the field of healthcare of the UAE has helped to save seven newborns with congenital heart disease.
In Abu Dhabi, the use of 3D technology has saved the lives of 7 newborns with congenital heart disease.
"Each of the 160 babies in the UAE is born with a congenital heart disease," said Dr. Laszlo Kirali, a pediatric cardiac surgeon, head of the department at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC). Dr. Kirali emphasized that approximately 500 newborns suffer from fatal illness every year. "Congenital heart disease is more common in the Emirates than in other countries of the world - about one percent of all newborns have this disease."
According to him, in the fight against the disease, 3D technologies come to the aid of doctors. Only last week, surgery based on three-dimensional models saved the lives of two babies with heart disease in the capital of Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Kirali explained that in-depth study of models and experiments with various surgical methods (such as virtual surgery) help doctors to choose the right operating strategy even before patients arrive at the ward.
Seventy-five percent of the 500 newborns suffering from this disease need surgical intervention, and in 66 out of 100 cases, surgery is necessary in the first six months of the patient's life. In 25-30 percent of cases, a single heart operation is not enough - often patients require up to three operations.
He said that recently, doctors can save the lives of infants born with congenital heart disease in the most complex form - to perform operations that were previously considered too risky. 3D models help to more thoroughly study the anatomy of the heart and, as a result, conduct a successful operation.
