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remains defiant after admitting to several lies. cbss caitlin huey-burns on how lawmakers could respond. "health watch." cbss dr. jon lapook explorers a medical breakthrough for young patients with heart defects. and, furnishing hope. how a washington, d.c. non- profit is providing those in need with furniture, and a brighter future. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >> duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west and...

elect george santos remains defiant after admitting to several lies. cbss caitlin huey-burns on how lawmakers could respond. health watch -- cbss dr. jon lapook explorers a medical breakthrough for jung patients with heart defects. and furnishing hope -- how a washington, d.c. non-profit is providing those in need with furniture and a brighter future. # this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. ...

Typically, when surgeons are placing stents in children, they use adult stents with a narrow diameter, which then have to be replaced via open heart surgery as the children grow.

Why my son? >> ready, set go! >> reporter: after cardiac surgery when i was just five months old, jake needed another procedure to place a stent to improlood flow throughhe hsu useents e to replacemrturgerys kids grow.t bore jake was scheduled to get a second stent the surgeons office called. >> they said theres this new technology where theres a stent that can grow with him. >> reporter: called the minimadf babies and very young children. it expands as the child grows, making another major hear...

Cedars-Sinai Congenital Heart Disease Experts Are Studying Tiny Stents That Grow With Young Children