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Little Ruben needed a new heart – 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.
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.
Feb 28, 2019
A new study shows people with mild heart defects have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems later in life.
Feb 27, 2019
More than 50 years later, four surviving Heart Fund Sweethearts share their unforgettable childhood stories.
Jan 16, 2019
A heart condition restricted Prince Pratt's childhood, but surgery gave him a second chance at life.
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.
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.
Nov 20, 2018
Teenagers are vaping at unprecedented levels, a disturbing trend that experts say is putting future generations at higher risk of untold health problems because of nicotine addiction.
Nov 20, 2018
Born with long QT syndrome, Carter and John Cox beat the odds and are now active 3-year-olds.
Nov 14, 2018
Born without a pulmonary artery, Caden Konecny went from two open-heart surgeries before his seventh month to a sixth-grader who likes making movies and writing historical military fiction.
Nov 12, 2018
Bipasha Ray, a high school sophomore, is believed to be one of the youngest presenters at the American Heart Association's flagship scientific meeting since it began in 1925.