Biography
Biography: Edmo Atique Gabriel
Abstract
Many challenges must be overcome to maintain a medical and surgical planning and management of congenital and pediatric heart disease. There is a paucity of clinical trials and established goals that take to a most precise therapeutic approach. Databases in pediatric and congenital cardiac disease need to be improved aiming to spreading worldwide different therapeutic methodologies in terms of particular operation, new devices or special medications. In addition to databases, pediatric and congenital cardiac disease require lifelong surveillance, follow-up imaging, consistent infrastructure and trained multidisciplinary team. Currently, medical treatment for pediatric and congenital pulmonary arterial hypertension, particularly regarding potential toxicities and optimal dosing, as well as surgical features in the setting of Ebstein's malformation, Fontan circulation and valve dysfunction warrant meticulous attention and additional investigations.