Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

Doctors say complex congenital heart surgeries in Vietnam cost a fraction of those in developed countries, while treatment ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Tacoma infant discharged after transfusion‑free heart surgery at Seattle Children’s. A local example of bloodless pediatric ...

A Nigerian infant diagnosed with truncus arteriosus, a rare congenital heart defect, developed severe breathing problems at ...

UCSF Health’s Adult Congenital Cardiology Program has earned accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA), recognizing UCSF’s dedication to providing high-quality, patient-centered ...

Gayatri A. Acharya, MD: Greetings. I'm Dr Gayatri Acharya, cardiology fellow at Mayo Clinic. During today's recording, we'll be discussing living into adulthood with congenital heart disease in the ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

Texas Children's Hospital doctors and nurses born with heart defects are now treating kids enduring the same challenges.

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Trish Lamley has pictures of her daughter, Gracyn Lamley, from 2012. That's when Gracyn was two years old. What should be a fun time is a hard one to look back on. "At two-years-old ...