Patients with Fontan circulatory failure face higher mortality risk while awaiting or after undergoing heart transplantation, if they have certain health complications, according to a multi-center ...

Philadelphia, April 24, 2024 – As patients with congenital heart diseases live longer, researchers are attempting to understand some of the other complications they may face as they age. In a new ...

A multi-center study has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with a heart defect who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation, ...

The lifesaving surgery used to treat children with single ventricle heart disease, the Fontan procedure, can pose serious health complications throughout life. The American Heart Association, devoted ...

A multi-center study has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with a heart defect who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation, ...

CCHMC is building a new learning network to assess long-term complications of a procedure for people born with a variety of congenital heart defects. A doctor at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual organ transplant, with support from dozens of team members across 25 different ...

India, April 15 -- A six-year-old girl suffering from a rare and complex congenital heart condition has successfully ...

Patients who have had surgery to create a Fontan circulation show changes in their genetic code, which may provide a new treatment opportunity to reduce premature aging. The procedure is used to treat ...