Virginia Mercury2d
‘Rock the zipper’ week also highlights the importance of Medicaid to kids born with a heart defect
Potential cuts to Medicaid would be devastating to families caring for a child born with a congenital heart disease ...
A heart full of courage: How four-year-old Abigail is overcoming life-threatening challenges
Cora was only 20 weeks pregnant when doctors discovered Abigail had an abnormal pulmonary valve, which caused extreme ...
7-year-old Kentucky boy gets a new heart just in time to save his life
Theo Worthen was born with congenital heart disease. By the age of seven, he'd already had four open heart surgeries.
'Like lightning striking twice' | Siblings share same rare congenital heart defect
Leyla and Noah Ellis share more than just a last name. The matching scars on their chests show how open heart surgery saved their lives.
Victoria News15h
Advances in congenital heart disease care bring new hope to Victoria mom
According to a new report by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, more people are living with congenital heart disease (CHD) as ...
health enews11d
The most common birth defect among U.S. babies
Congenital heart disease is the most commonly diagnosed birth defect among U.S. babies, typically the condition is found in ...
City News2d
Montreal family shares journey of child’s open-heart surgery due to congenital heart disease
February is Heart Month, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is highlighting congenital heart disease and how more people are ...
newsmeter1d
10 in 1,000 newborns have CHD: Understanding Congenital Heart Disease and its treatment
Dr Swetha Bakhru, senior consultant of paediatrics, Rainbow Children’s Heart Institute, said, “Around 10 per cent of the CHD ...
My daughter lives with the most common heart condition in Canada. Here's how it impacts our lives
CHD affects an estimated one in every 100 Canadian children, and according to the Children’s Health Network, is the most ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus7d
MercyOne raises awareness during Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Every baby born at a MercyOne facility in February will receive a red hat in honor of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week ... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...