Nearly 1 in 100 babies each year is born with a congenital heart defect. In this heart-warming series, we share the stories of Congenital Heart Center patients who refuse to be defeated.
After little Evelyn Brummel underwent coronary bypass surgery, “It’s amazing how fast she has bounced back.”
358 A one-of-a-kind device transforms the life of a teen with an ailing heart.
1.2k A prenatal ultrasound alerted Amanda Rostic to her son's medical challenges, giving her time to plan his care well before birth.
398 JJ Smith’s parents moved to a new home and found new doctors—all to save their son.
408 A teenage girl from Honduras travels far from home for a highly specialized ablation procedure.
667 Asked if he wanted to undergo a groundbreaking surgery to rebuild his heart, 11-year-old Trent Ahlefeld said, ‘I’ll take a risk to make myself feel better.”
2.5k Pediatric cardiologists use 3D viewing technology to plan how to re-route and replace a teenager’s blood vessel.
189 At 53, Mark Lackey didn't know how much longer he would live. But then a team of experts crafted a unique fix for the hole in his heart.
315 Adopted from China with heart defects, Isaiah Lunsford receives a life-changing surgical fix.
134 After becoming the first person in the U.S. to get a new heart device, a Canadian Lakes woman returns to the woods she loves.
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