High blood pressure diagnosis leads to discovery of complex heart issues
Mar 15, 2022
A longtime friend told Glenda Jennings of Loveland, Ohio, she was being snippy. So began a medical journey that uncovered a heart defect and two blood disorders.
Congenital Heart Defects
People with heart defects at greater risk for severe illness, death if hospitalized for COVID-19
Mar 7, 2022
When hospitalized with COVID-19, people with congenital heart defects were up to twice as likely to die or suffer severe illness as people without heart defects, new research shows.
Born in China with a heart defect, she's now 14 and calls her new heart 'Thor'
Feb 21, 2022
Adopted from China, Grace Jennings had open-heart surgery before her second birthday. As a teenager, she got a new heart.
Survivor's motto: 'Triumph through your trials and look good while doing it'
Feb 3, 2022
Rachel Owens of Jacksonville, Florida, is raising a son with the same congenital heart defect she has. AHA CEO Nancy Brown shares her story.
Diagnosed with a heart defect in the womb, baby had two heart surgeries and then got COVID-19
Dec 7, 2021
Samantha Snell was 23 weeks pregnant when she learned her baby had a congenital heart defect.
Despite serious diagnosis before birth, fourth grader sings show tunes, plays piano and softball
Nov 24, 2021
An ultrasound in rural Kansas led to several difficult diagnoses before Maizy Ferrell was born. Open-heart surgery in her early days set her on a path to an active life.
Two heart operations in her first 8 months of life
Nov 4, 2021
Four-year-old Molly Tittsworth of Wichita, Kansas, has already had two heart surgeries and faces more in the future. But today she is thriving, and big brother, McCoy, is her biggest fan.
After weeks of flu-like symptoms, open-heart surgery at 26
Oct 26, 2021
Melanie Falcon of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was 26 when she felt ill. Weeks later, doctors discovered an infection in her heart stemming from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. Her son and dad have it, too.
A heart patient as a child, he's now a resident caring for heart patients
Oct 19, 2021
Matt Lum had open-heart surgery at 8 1/2 months old. Regular cardiologist appointments growing up inspired him to pursue medicine.
3-year-old with Down syndrome is already a model and heart ambassador
Oct 7, 2021
When Ariel Hernandez was 2, she had groundbreaking heart surgery. A year later, she's putting a face on an otherwise scary diagnosis.