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Nemours Children’s readies new specialty app for newborns with a rare heart defect

Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
Mar 20, 2018
STS member Christian Pizarro, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, has been a strong force behind a new mobile application for high-risk pediatric heart patients and their caregivers. The app—expected to be released early this summer—layers real-time data with medical records, along with videos from parents, allowing clinicians to observe the patient at home and identify any potential complications.