Uncover why 5 silent heart conditions are surging in families in 2025, from genes to stress, and how to spot them early.

Friday, April 4, would have been Ella Mertens' 9th birthday, but 8 years ago she passed away from a congenital heart defect, ...

A heart murmur is a sound often characterized as a "whooshing" or rushing of fluid that can be heard between heartbeats. As ...

Ventricular Septal Defect VSD is a congenital heart defect characterised by a hole in the septum Scroll down to learn how ...

Pediatric laparoscopy is a type of surgery done through small cuts instead of a big incision. A tiny camera and special tools ...

Learn about atrial septal defects in babies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and long-term outlook for this ...

Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke is celebrating a decade of helping thousands of patients and their families ...

What is cardiac catheterization for children? Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a long, flexible tube (catheter) is put into a blood vessel. The doctor then guides the catheter into the ...

Older children may have symptoms of heart failure. These can include shortness of breath with exercise and swelling of the legs, ankles, and feet. People with an ACA may not have symptoms until ...

2 This document, focused on current data in pediatric patients and survivors of pediatric cancer, builds on the prior American Heart Association scientific statement 6 and provides updates on emerging ...

With traditional valve replacements, “kids grow but the valves don’t,” said Taufiek Rajab, MD, a pediatric heart surgeon at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas ...

A statement from the child rights group Defence for Children Palestine claimed that 174 children had been killed in the bombing, claiming: “Today is one of the deadliest days for Palestinian ...