UAE: Newborn saved with rare heart condition found in fewer than one in 10,000 babies

The young patient, Saleh, was admitted to SKMC, the Centre of Excellence for Paediatric Cardiac surgery by the Department of Health — Abu Dhabi, at just three days old, with respiratory failure due the condition in which pulmonary veins misconnect, leading to inadequate oxygenation and increased cardiac strain.

Under the expertise of Dr Mohammad Daud Khan, Consultant Cardiologist, and Dr Benedict Rajkumar, Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon, a multidisciplinary team performed a critical open-heart surgery to correct the defect,…