Doctors from the Children’s Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey, part of our Children’s Health network and the only pediatric heart surgery center in N.J., recently performed life-saving surgery on a two-year-old patient suffering from a rare congenital heart disease. The surgery included a patch of the pulmonary artery. Nyle Eck, a two-year-old from Belize, was born with a rare congenital heart disease called supravalvular pulmonary stenosis (SVPS), a narrowing of the artery located just above the pulmonary valve, which is the main artery that carries blood to the lungs. Nyle was first diagnosed in September 2022, when he was only three months old. With the help of Gift of Life NJ Inc., a charitable organization with a mission to help save the lives of children with congenital heart defects around the world by providing resources to treat them, he was able to have a cardiac procedure a few months later in Belize, but his condition soon required a second more complex surgery not available in Belize. After a short wait, the Gift of Life NJ Inc. sponsored Nyle to travel to the United States with his mother, Sheena Bernardez. Upon their arrival, Nyle began treatment with the team of pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at Newark Beth. With the support of the Children’s Heart Center team, Nyle is well on his journey back to health. WCBS | CBS New York shared his story... #LetsBeHealthyTogether #HeartSurgery #pediatricheartsurgery
2-year-old from Belize recovering after getting heart surgery in New Jersey
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Such a wonder when these surgeries save lives - the very essence of a miracle thanks to incredibly talented team members giving everything!
Administrative Assistant Perioperative Department
1wVery happy that my fellow co-workers could be apart of the care that little Nyle received.