Couple kept the faith as their baby neared death聽鈥� and then a transplant saved him
Apr 2, 2019
Skylar Myers is an active fourth-grader, an amazing turnaround from his earliest days when he needed a new heart.
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Kids with high blood pressure need smooth transition to adult medical care
Apr 1, 2019
Comparison of adult and pediatric blood pressure guidelines find "largely successful" efforts to bridge medical care between adolescence and adulthood.
Family adopts three children with three different heart conditions
Mar 20, 2019
While many American families adopt children from China, even multiple children, there's more to the Fussell family. Each of the three children they adopted had a heart condition.
Overweight kids at higher risk for blood clots as adults
Mar 15, 2019
Adults who were overweight as kids appear to have an increased risk for potentially life-threatening blood clots in the legs or lungs, a new study finds.
Little Ruben needed a new heart 鈥� and a surgeon willing to take on the complex operation
Mar 11, 2019
Children's Hospital Los Angeles faced one of its most challenging cases: A baby with his heart pointing the wrong way and his plumbing backward.
Even 'mild' congenital heart disease poses risk later in life
Feb 28, 2019
A new study shows people with mild heart defects have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems later in life.
Kids with heart defects joined forces with Jackie Kennedy, LBJ to raise awareness
Feb 27, 2019
More than 50 years later, four surviving Heart Fund Sweethearts share their unforgettable childhood stories.
Infection as a baby led to heart valve surgery for teen
Jan 16, 2019
A heart condition restricted Prince Pratt's childhood, but surgery gave him a second chance at life.
See No. 22 on the court? That's the kid who died earlier this year
Dec 11, 2018
Nearly dying of a cardiac arrest on the basketball court led high school senior Kaeyel Moore to dedicate himself to telling others the importance of CPR and AEDs.
12-year-old endures surgeries and health scares, inspires NFL player's foundation
Dec 6, 2018
Born with a rare heart defect, Gavin Kuykendall is now an active sixth-grader who inspired a foundation started by friend and Houston Texans quarterback Brandon Weeden.