Congenital heart diseases (CHDs), the most common birth defects, affect 8 to 12 per 1,000 live births globally. These structural heart problems, ranging from minor to critical, are often detected ...

The diagnosis was made after an initial evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and follow-up visits to the Mayo Clinic and New Jersey's Atlantic Health/Morristown Medical Center. The ...

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth and are the most common type of birth defect. CHDs vary in severity and type, with common examples ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released a position statement outlining best practices for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure in premature infants.

Nearly 40 years ago when Lis Dreizen’s daughter Olivia was born with a congenital heart defect, doctors were grim about her chances to live. “I would cry simply looking at Olivia, and it was very hard ...

Runner gets open-heart surgery after childhood congenital heart defect surgery. Feb. 6, 2013— -- Like many relatively recent college graduates, Jane Lee wasn't always on top of her doctor's ...

SANDY — Fallon Williams is a busy mom of two who is also living with a cardiac condition. "I'm very, very tired throughout the day," she said. "I try really hard just to listen to my body and don't ...

Hadlee Washington, a three-year-old girl, was born with a congenital heart defect known as d-TGA, where the two main arteries ...