Jul 19, 2022
Peyton Bono and her mother, Courtney, of Dallas wished they'd had people to turn to while coping with the diagnosis, open-heart surgery and activity restrictions. Now they do, and they're paying it forward.
Jul 14, 2022
People with congenital heart defects face a higher risk for anxiety, mood and social challenges at every stage of life and should have mental health support woven into their routine health care, a new report says.
May 24, 2022
Congenital heart defects may be much more common among children of women with congenital heart defects than men with heart defects, according to new research.
May 17, 2022
Leo Strauss of Houston had open-heart surgery at 23 days old. He's now a happy and healthy 5-year-old who loves Legos and wants to be a police officer and dad when he grows up.
Apr 12, 2022
Before birth, doctors suspected Sadie Conway of Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania, had a congenital heart defect. A month after she was born, it was clear she needed open-heart surgery.
Apr 11, 2022
After children and young adults get COVID-19, heart complications are uncommon and treatable, according to a new scientific statement that calls for more short- and long-term research.
Mar 28, 2022
Three operations have helped Henry Johnson of Woodbury, Minnesota, lead as normal a life as possible after being born with a severely compromised heart.
Mar 17, 2022
As more survivors of congenital heart defects reach adulthood, a new report offers advice to parents and health care professionals on making sure they can manage their own care.
Mar 15, 2022
A longtime friend told Glenda Jennings of Loveland, Ohio, she was being snippy. So began a medical journey that uncovered a heart defect and two blood disorders.
Mar 7, 2022
When hospitalized with COVID-19, people with congenital heart defects were up to twice as likely to die or suffer severe illness as people without heart defects, new research shows.