New ACC/AHA guidelines update management of adults with congenital heart defects but highlight the shortage of specialists trained to treat this growing population.

To the editor: Because it is February, we once again find acquired heart disease the focus of many news articles and advertisements. And once again we find that congenital heart disease is mostly ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

Apixaban is a safe option for pediatric patients with a variety of congenital or acquired heart diseases who require chronic anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis, the randomized SAXOPHONE study ...

In El Paso, babies are born each year with congenital heart disease — some are diagnosed before birth, their tiny hearts closely monitored in the womb, while others go home undetected, their families ...

Acyanotic heart disease is a type of congenital heart defect that causes abnormal blood flow. It can range from mild to severe. Babies with the condition can seem out of breath and fatigued.

Dr. Peter Sassalos, cardiovascular surgeon at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, with a patient. (Children's Hospital of Michigan.) The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may ...

Every year on September 29, the world observes World Heart Day, while we all talk about the ways one can protect their hearts, changes in food, and lifestyle, we often leave one very vulnerable group ...

I am the parent of a now 3-year-old son who is such an inspiration to many. Gabriel has complex congenital heart defects (Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome) and has undergone several open-heart and ...