Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are among the most common birth defects, affecting nearly 1 in 100 babies born in the U.S. Yet despite advances in prenatal imaging, CHD remains one of the most ...

A parent should never have to lose a child, but it’s a reality for far too many who’s child is born with a congenital heart defect. According to The Jayden DeLuca Foundation it’s the number one birth ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

A Congenital Heart Walk will be held in Gilbert on Sept. 21 at Gilbert Regional Park. It is one of 33 heart walks held across the country for an issue the CDC says is the most common type of birth ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mothers with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are more likely to have offspring with a congenital heart defect.

SAN ANTONIO – Founded in 2000, HeartGift specializes in providing corrective surgeries to children worldwide who are born with congenital heart defects (CHD), particularly in regions where medical ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 ...