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Learn about the signs and symptoms of heart defects in children and how to suspect if your child may be suffering from a heart defect. Consult a pediatrician for diagnosis and treatment.

COLORADO SPRINGS — The roar of dinosaurs and the speedy zoom of race cars are only a small part to the world of playtime for one Colorado Springs five-year-old. When it comes to choosing a favorite, dinosaurs are at the top of Fabian DeAnda’s list, who has his pick from the mighty tyrannosaurus rex to […]

Congenital Heart Defect awareness day is celebrated every year on February 14 to raise more awareness about the same. - What is Congenital Heart Defect? 5 Risk Factors That Make Kids Vulnerable - EXPLAINED

Brody Eills was born with a congenital heart defect and underwent surgery at three-days-old. To prepare for a follow-up keyhole operation last year, a cutting-edge 3D-printed model of his heart was used to map the procedure

Stepping on the ice is something 12-year-old Jack Foley doesn't take for granted. He plays hockey with skill, determination, and with heart.

8-year-old Bryson Hoover and his family donate blankets to a Bryan hospital years after a pair of life-saving surgeries.

Since 1990, the mortality rate for children born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect has more than halved.

The Marine Corps announced Monday night the commandant underwent open-heart surgery to correct a heart defect and is expected to return to full-duty after his rehabilitation.

Adulthood so youre undermultiple surgeries. theres also a 50% survival. so with this baby who was born with a heart defect that needed emergency care, the doctors used a technique using donor functional valves and arteries in this partial heart transplant procedure in order to hopefully have those heart parts grow along with the baby. and what they have seen is that that surgery has been successful and he is continuing to do well. the valves are growing along with him. hes now 20 months old out ...

Clark says he was born with a heart defect and in recent years, that defect worsened.