WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the U.S., but it’s also common in children. About one in every 100 children have a heart problem. One child who was ...
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Babies conceived via assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, have a 36% higher risk of developing a major heart defect than children conceived naturally, a new study finds.
Two little boys are now “heart brothers" after one donated heart allowed doctors to perform a “rare” surgery that helped save the lives of three children in total. In February, Hend Almesafri, 11, met ...
New ACC/AHA guidelines update management of adults with congenital heart defects but highlight the shortage of specialists ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Every year, babies in KELOLAND are born with a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. They enter this world with half a heart. Scientists are getting closer ...
When Mia Skaats was only 10 days old, she began breathing rapidly, and her mom, Nicole Skaats, immediately knew something was wrong. Doctors eventually determined the newborn had cardiomyopathy, a ...
MIAMI — Using a piece of Gore-Tex fabric to make their repairs, doctors performed corrective surgery on a baby born with his heart outside his chest, and said Wednesday that the youngster should be ...
The world’s tiniest pacemaker - smaller than a grain of rice - could help save babies born with heart defects, say scientists. The miniature device can be inserted with a syringe and then dissolves ...
A North Texas boy born with half a heart has helped make a family whole and now his mother hopes their journey will inspire others to live life to the fullest. Although Redi Tomlin was born with only ...
Global chart-topping country star MacKenzie Porter grew up on a cattle and bison ranch outside of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, the sound of 90s country blasting through the speaker of her dad's ...