Conquering CHD

JANUARY 17, 2025

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. Now Zane, 6, and Zeke, 5, are living lives the odds said were unlikely.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Open-Heart Surgery Nursing 98

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.

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Pediatrics Hospital Heart Failure Transplant 105

MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The journey often begins with a referral to a pediatric cardiologist, who specializes in diagnosing and treating heart conditions in children. From there, families may need to consult with a variety of healthcare professionals, including cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses, to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

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Congenital Education Open-Heart Surgery Pediatrics 52

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

Finally she saw a cardiologist who confirmed that she did indeed have heart failure and needed to start some medications as soon as possible and he would arrange for a heart failure nurse to see her. How can you possibly build rapport and trust if you never see the same doctors/ nurses more than once?

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Chronic Disease Quality of Life Heart Failure Nursing 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

The last information available is that the patient was undergoing heart transplant evaluation. This case reminds me of this 27 year old totally healthy nurse who was previously healthy, presented with acute pulmonary edema and the below ECG that is diagnostic of proximal LAD occlusion, and was dismissed because of her age.

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Chest Pain Aneurysm STEMI Thrombosis 52