The 4-month-old successfully underwent surgery without any blood transfusion at Seattle Children’s hospital early this year.

Runner gets open-heart surgery after childhood congenital heart defect surgery. Feb. 6, 2013— -- Like many relatively recent college graduates, Jane Lee wasn't always on top of her doctor's ...

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 ...

Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.

The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences ...

Jordan was a month shy of his fifth birthday, and 11 weeks out from a successful open heart surgery, when he suddenly died.

For many parents, the moment their child is wheeled into the operating room feels like the end of a long and frightening chapter. Prayers have been said, funds painstakingly raised, and surgeons ...

Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s structure and function. Several different heart conditions fall under the umbrella term for heart disease. The most common ...

True was just 4-years-old when he faced heart surgery on his own. It also happened to be the day that he met his mom, who was his anesthesiologist.