9 weeks after giving birth, former Chicago Bulls dancer had a stroke
Aug 21, 2024
Former Chicago Luvabull Natalie Poli discovered her congenital heart defect after having a transient ischemic attack at 29.
Congenital Heart Defects
Rare heart condition ended her marathon training. Now she aims to run even farther.
Aug 15, 2024
Hiba Jelahej was in the middle of marathon training when doctors discovered a rare heart defect. Despite medical challenges along the way, she's determined to run long distances again.
All in the family: 3 generations take on the same defective heart valve
Jul 23, 2024
Keri Mathew and her father shared the same abnormality in their aortic valve. Then her son was born with it, too.
PE teacher's pneumonia diagnosis led doctor to find potentially fatal heart problem
Jun 14, 2024
When David Pinto felt sick, he usually just "dealt with it" – until a doctor who detected pneumonia also discovered a heart defect and an aortic aneurysm.
At 6, she was a pioneering heart patient. Nearly 7 decades later, she fully appreciates it.
May 16, 2024
Cindy Allen-Stuckey was one of the first children to have heart defect surgery in the 1950s. A few years ago, she learned how groundbreaking her surgery was.
Born with a heart defect, baby soon had seizures, stroke and more
May 7, 2024
Dax Serbin was born with tetralogy of Fallot. After heart surgery at 11 days old, the now-5-year-old has met every developmental milestone.
Prenatal tests showed their baby had not one, but two rare conditions
Apr 18, 2024
When Stephanie Cervantes of Houston was 20 weeks pregnant, a routine scan led to the discovery of her son's heart defect and another rare condition.
After 2 open-heart surgeries, she got a transplant – at age 2
Apr 2, 2024
Tamika LeBlanc was 21 weeks pregnant when she learned her daughter had heart defects due to heterotaxy syndrome. The diagnosis resulted in a heart transplant before Olivia's third birthday.
Dr. Helen Taussig's work saved 'blue babies' and made her the mother of pediatric cardiology
Mar 28, 2024
Dr. Helen Taussig devoted her life to preventing suffering in children and bringing greater attention to pediatric cardiology. She also became the American Heart Association's first woman president.
Born with half a heart, this first grader wants to be a pediatric surgeon
Mar 6, 2024
McKenna Lewis had three open-heart surgeries starting five days after birth. Now, the 7-year-old talks about being a doctor to help kids with special hearts.