Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

As far as congenital heart diseases go, HLHS falls on the rarer end of the spectrum. After struggling with heart failure for the first months of his life, doctors told his parents that Zeke would need a heart transplant immediately. Within one day, our heart transplant team performed the transplant surgery.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:10 February 21, 2024 — Ochsner Children's Hospital , ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, is raising awareness of the need for more pediatric-specific heart devices. Yet, research and innovation in this field has not kept pace.

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MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1 in 100 newborns. Understanding Congenital Heart Defects A congenital heart defect refers to a problem with the structure of the heart that is present at birth. These structural abnormalities of the heart are present at birth.

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