Orlando Health Brings Life-Changing Heart Procedure ­ Straight to Premature Patients’ Rooms
Channel: Orlando Health
Date: 15/09/2023

Orlando Health introduces an innovative, streamlined approach to treating infants with congenital heart defects. While the traditional method involved closing the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the cardiac catheterization lab at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, our team now performs this procedure bedside for NICU patients at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.

A PDA disrupts the typical blood flow between the heart's two primary arteries, placing strain on the baby's heart and lungs. Stephanie Cambronne Plaisir, the mother of two NICU babies born at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer, including Vicktoryah, whose PDA was closed in the cath lab in 2018, and Gloriyah, who recently became one of the first babies to undergo the same procedure right at her bedside.

Stephanie says the most recent experience gave her more peace of mind. “When I saw the doctor walk in, I knew Gloriyah was in good hands because he’s the same one who did Vicktoryah’s procedure five years ago,” recalled Stephanie.

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