Feb 21, 2025
Jamie Dawson went from a devoted sister to a mother facing her child's heart defects. The emotional roller coaster was so jarring that she was diagnosed with PTSD.
Jan 15, 2025
During what she thought was a migraine episode, Maddy Ferriter had a stroke due to an undiagnosed heart defect.
Dec 12, 2024
At Colton Berlin's 1-week checkup, he turned blue in the pediatrician's office. His left ventricle wasn't working.
Nov 19, 2024
Walt Morris dismissed his neck pain and headaches. But when a bolt of jaw pain knocked him to the ground, his wife insisted he go to the hospital. His aorta had torn.
Nov 14, 2024
Tara Garcia was born in 1974 with a congenital heart defect that was tough to treat at the time. Decades later, she endured irregular heartbeats and two cardiac arrests.
Nov 12, 2024
David Griffin had a cardiac arrest while running the Richmond Marathon. Thanks to the quick actions of other runners, he's still alive – and still running.
Nov 4, 2024
Heart-lung bypass enables many of today's lifesaving procedures. Here's the story of the struggle to make it a reality.
Oct 10, 2024
Ashley Boyea thought asthma was why she was huffing and puffing at work. It turned out to be her heart. Then, she learned her unborn baby had a heart defect.
Oct 8, 2024
Up to half of children with Down syndrome are born with heart defects, but medical advances in recent decades have greatly extended their long-term survival and quality of life.
Sep 30, 2024
Mindy Beyer was born with heart problems that doctors said would mean she'd never play sports or give birth. Now 46, she did both.