Dr. Mitchel Alpert once helped Kacie Baker deal with AVSD, a hole in her heart. She now leads a full life, but her son faces ...

A newborn's heart will grow roughly 15 times larger in volume by the time adulthood is reached — a remarkable transformation ...

Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute is helping scientists use stem cell medicine and artificial intelligence to develop precision therapies for pediatric heart disease, the leading cause ...

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of—and repair for—left ventricular non-compaction, also known as spongy heart disease. The ...

February is Heart Month, a time to wear red, learn CPR, and think about heart health at every stage of life. But for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, leaders across the congenital heart disease (CHD) community announced the launch of Every 100th Heart (EHH), a ...

Newborns with congenital heart defects may have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer compared to children born without a heart abnormality. Congenital heart defects in newborns may also signal ...

A coordinated, multidisciplinary health care team to address the specific physical, psychological and developmental needs of children with Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, and congenital heart disease ...