Global cardiologists conduct hands-on training with pig hearts at Vietnam heart congress

Twenty-five cardiologists from around the world have conducted hands-on training using pig hearts at the 10th Vietnam Congress of Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, which is organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Pediatric Cardiology & Congenital Heart Disease Society and commenced on Wednesday. The congress, which made its debut in Vietnam, welcomes approximately 200 global experts in congenital heart intervention and 100 domestic pediatric cardiology specialists. Significantly, the congress featured a live training session on cardiovascular intervention using real pig hearts. This medical training method for interventional cardiologists, widely practiced worldwide, was introduced for the first time in Vietnam during this event. Dr. Do Nguyen Tin, president of the Ho Chi Minh City Pediatric Cardiology & Congenital Heart Disease Society, responds to reporters at the 10th Vietnam Congress of Congenital and Structural Heart Disease in Ho Chi Minh City, January 17, 2024.