Then they found out Elliot had a condition called transposition VSD and would need major heart surgery shortly after birth. Elliot's parents had a lot to manage when they knew they were expecting triplets.
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(Photo: Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health Facebook)Ī centre for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has been established through an alliance of seven medical institutes, to make the treatment more efficient and lower the mortality rate among children with congenital heart disease, the Public Health Ministry said. Public health permanent secretary Opas Karnkawinpong, centre, after opening the new centre for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI).
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