She solved her heart problem. Then she learned her unborn baby had one.
Oct 10, 2024
Ashley Boyea thought asthma was why she was huffing and puffing at work. It turned out to be her heart. Then, she learned her unborn baby had a heart defect.
Congenital Heart Defects
Modern medicine is changing the prognosis for kids with Down syndrome and heart defects
Oct 8, 2024
Up to half of children with Down syndrome are born with heart defects, but medical advances in recent decades have greatly extended their long-term survival and quality of life.
Given 3 years to live at birth, heart defect survivor is now a nurse and mom
Sep 30, 2024
Mindy Beyer was born with heart problems that doctors said would mean she'd never play sports or give birth. Now 46, she did both.
Born with a rare heart defect, sixth grader wants to solve the world's problems
Sep 10, 2024
Luke Domingo was born with a complex congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot. Now 11, he's had two surgeries and still needs a third.
As a teen, she discovered she wasn't expected to live to 40. She's 47.
Sep 4, 2024
Sara Dorband lived most of her life thinking it may end before she turned 40. Now 47, she has overcome so much.
Congenital heart defect rates may be much higher than once thought
Aug 26, 2024
A new analysis of one state's broad health insurance claims data suggests the number of children born with heart defects may be higher than previously believed.
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.
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.