Masters Degrees (Cardiothoracic Surgery)

Critical analysis of rheumatic mitral valve surgery outcomes in central South Africa

De-huis, Thabo J. (University of the Free State, 2021-10)

Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still an important cause of acquired heart disease affecting children and young adults from poor socio-economic backgrounds. The most common presentation of RHD is mitral valve ...
Infective endocarditis in central South Africa in the HIV era- a surgical perspective

Gwila, Taha H. (University of the Free State, 2021-03)

Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) remains an evolving disease with a persistently high mortality and morbidity. In Africa, it is predominantly a disease of the young in contrast to the developed world. South Africa ...
Processed pulmonary homografts in the right ventricle outflow tract: an experimental study in the juvenile ovine model

Van den Heever, Johannes Jacobus (University of the Free State, 2020-02)

The availability of pulmonary homografts with improved biomechanical properties, tissue stability, reduced calcification and improved durability for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction is desired. In ...