Congenital heart disease: ‘The surgery went well. I’ve done very well as a child into adulthood’

As a newborn, she had a procedure to allow mixing of the blood flow to keep her stable until her heart became a bit bigger. When she was 10 months old, the late, pioneering cardiac surgeon Maurice ...
WTVR.com

The Doctor is In: a closer look at the advancements in the treatment of congenital heart defects

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‘Gaping hole in my heart,’ Sebastian Rogers’ mom tells WSMV two years after teen’s disappearance

WSMV4’s Holly Thompson sat down with Rogers’ mother, Katie Proudfoot, about his disappearance and what it feels like two ...
Medical Xpress

Study examines prediction of surgical risk in growing population of adults with congenital heart disease

Heart specialists at Mayo Clinic today presented new research at the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting that redo surgery for adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) remains high-risk ...
Us Weekly

Hailey Bieber Says She’s ‘More Nervous’ About Her Health After ‘Crazy’ Mini Stroke and Heart Surgery

Hailey Bieber opened up about how her perspective on her health changed after suffering a stroke and undergoing heart surgery ...

Heart patients are living longer but waiting longer too – vital services are underfunded & under too much pressure

Awareness Month. Around 5-600 babies are born with CHD here each year, and it’s estimated that there are approximately 19,000 ...

Hailey Bieber is 'nervous' about her health after suffering 'mini stroke' and heart surgery

Hailey Bieber opened up about her approach to health now since suffering a mini-stroke and undergoing heart surgery ...
Medscape

New Risk Assessment Needed for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Redo Surgery

Nearly 17% of US adults with congenital heart disease are at a high risk for operative mortality and critical postoperative complications after redo cardiac surgery. This increased risk emphasizes the ...
Us Weekly

Big Brother 10’s Libra Thompson Is Recovering From a Stroke Caused by a ’Small Hole’ in Heart

Big Brother 10 alum Libra Thompson is on the mend after suffering a stroke. “Hi Friends! After being finally able to sort through it all … I would like to thank each and everyone for reaching out and ...
News on 6

Oklahoma Heart Institute offers new no-surgery heart valve replacement

Oklahoma Heart Institute offers new no-surgery heart valve replacement Doctors at Oklahoma Heart Institute are now offering a newly FDA-approved heart valve replacement that requires no open-heart ...
The Advocate

Two Acadiana men reunite with doctors who saved their lives after minimally invasive heart surgery

Both Gary LeGros, 70, a Jeanerette city judge, and Paul Herman Toups, an 84-year-old retired small-business owner, underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, a minimally invasive ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Heart disease increasing among women, younger adults | Opinion

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, affecting Americans at increasingly younger ages. While historically seen as a men's issue, heart disease is also the top killer of ...