Mar 7, 2022
When hospitalized with COVID-19, people with congenital heart defects were up to twice as likely to die or suffer severe illness as people without heart defects, new research shows.
Feb 21, 2022
Adopted from China, Grace Jennings had open-heart surgery before her second birthday. As a teenager, she got a new heart.
Feb 3, 2022
Rachel Owens of Jacksonville, Florida, is raising a son with the same congenital heart defect she has. AHA CEO Nancy Brown shares her story.
Dec 7, 2021
Samantha Snell was 23 weeks pregnant when she learned her baby had a congenital heart defect.
Nov 24, 2021
An ultrasound in rural Kansas led to several difficult diagnoses before Maizy Ferrell was born. Open-heart surgery in her early days set her on a path to an active life.
Nov 4, 2021
Four-year-old Molly Tittsworth of Wichita, Kansas, has already had two heart surgeries and faces more in the future. But today she is thriving, and big brother, McCoy, is her biggest fan.
Oct 26, 2021
Melanie Falcon of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was 26 when she felt ill. Weeks later, doctors discovered an infection in her heart stemming from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. Her son and dad have it, too.
Oct 19, 2021
Matt Lum had open-heart surgery at 8 1/2 months old. Regular cardiologist appointments growing up inspired him to pursue medicine.
Oct 7, 2021
When Ariel Hernandez was 2, she had groundbreaking heart surgery. A year later, she's putting a face on an otherwise scary diagnosis.
Sep 23, 2021
High school football player Carson Cathey had a stroke after getting up one morning. A cardiologist who had the same condition helped him return to the field.