Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Children’s Heart Foundation is leading a nationwide initiative to combat congenital heart defects through a series of research walks. The San Antonio Congenital Heart Walk, presented ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newborns with congenital heart disease, especially isolated valve or vessel lesions, may be at increased risk ...

A new World Heart Federation report reveals widening global inequalities in congenital heart disease care, leaving low-income nations to carry the heaviest burden.The report says congenital heart ...

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Children’s Heart Foundation is hosting 33 walks nationwide this year to unite families affected by congenital heart defects and raise funds for research. The San Antonio Congenital ...

For Jibran Bashi, the new contract deal between Blue Cross and Michigan Medicine means treatment for his congenital heart ...

Leah Smith was born with complex congenital heart defects As a result, parts of the right side of her heart hadn’t developed, and there were multiple holes in the organ Recently, she opened up about ...

"We knew that if we didn't separate them, both would die,” said Dr. Gordon Thomas, a pediatric transplant surgeon ...