Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth and are the most common type of birth defect. CHDs vary in severity and type, with common examples ...

Not every heart defect is the same Read ahead as an expert explains why some children outgrow congenital heart problems while ...

Nearly 40 years ago when Lis Dreizen’s daughter Olivia was born with a congenital heart defect, doctors were grim about her chances to live. “I would cry simply looking at Olivia, and it was very hard ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released a position statement outlining best practices for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure in premature infants.

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.

Calley Burnett is now a nurse at the same hospital where her son was a patient. An Indiana mother was inspired to change careers after her second child was diagnosed with congenital heart defects and ...

ATLANTA — Each year, 40,000 children in the U.S. are born with congenital heart defects, and one family is working to change that through the Heart Walk on Oct. 4. Hadlee Washington, a three-year-old ...