Smallest Mechanical Heart Valve Saved her Life

Sadie Rutenberg is 3-year-old who likes the color pink and loves penguins. She’s happy, spunky and very friendly. But Sadie isn’t like most children her age - she was the first child in the United States to receive a revolutionary pediatric mechanical heart valve as part of a clinical trial when she was a baby. Now FDA approved, the dime-sized mechanical valve is the world's smallest and suitable for treating the tiniest pediatric patients including newborns and young infants.

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[borischernyak]

Great opportunity for other pediatric patients in Europe, when other ways of treatment is not suitable.
Fortunately it is a very rare condition with small number of patients worldwide.

[jeffnbethmartinez]

My dad works with abbott and he is working with a pig!🐷🐖🐽

[deborahsiegel]

Fantastic! Question: will she need open heart surgery to replace the valve as she grows?

[madanbhandari]

Heart touching story, proud to be an Abbottian.