Nationally, there has been a rise in the number of children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease ...

Although you may not think of children when you imagine someone with heart problems, congenital heart defects are actually the most common birth defect in the U.S., occurring in about 1% of births.

A multi-center study has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with a heart defect who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation, ...

When a child is diagnosed with a heart defect, most parents are hit with the same fearful thought, “Will my child ever grow out of this?” It’s a deeply human reaction, one that mixes love, worry, and ...

Dr. Thomas Glenn understands the fears and frustrations of children with congenital heart disease he treats at Texas Children’s Hospital. The pediatric cardiologist once endured many of the same ...

The ACC issued new guidance for managing common pediatric left-to-right shunts, including ASD, VSD, and PDA, in the ...

Shabnam Peyvandi, MD, MAS (right), is a pediatric cardiologist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and senior author of the study that found that babies who did not respond to increased oxygen and ...

A 12-year-old Miami boy is already back on the baseball diamond after doctors at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital used virtual ...

SAN ANTONIO – Founded in 2000, HeartGift specializes in providing corrective surgeries to children worldwide who are born with congenital heart defects (CHD), particularly in regions where medical ...

Congenital heart defect (CHDs) is the most common birth defect worldwide, affecting millions of babies each year. In India, the incidence of CHDs is 8-10 per 1,000. Many are detected during pregnancy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Heart transplant allocation policy changes in 2016 and 2018 improved waitlist outcomes for children born with ...