Two kids, same heart defect: 'Like having lightning strike the same place twice'
Stephanie Harris was six months pregnant and in the hospital with excruciating pain. But it wasn't the baby, it was kidney stones.
Dec 8, 2020
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Stephanie Harris was six months pregnant and in the hospital with excruciating pain. But it wasn't the baby, it was kidney stones.
Dec 8, 2020
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Aortic stenosis is one of the most common heart valve defects. Its prevalence increases with age and it often requires treatment. As well as conventional valve replacement involving open-heart surgery, a less invasive procedure ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Interventional radiologists with Nemours Children's Health System have identified a new source of abnormal lymphatic flow between the liver and the lungs that may be responsible for some cases of plastic bronchitis. Plastic ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Like many first-time moms, Stephanie Tawata was anxiously navigating the ups and downs of a newborn.
Sep 8, 2020
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In May 2016, Angela Grinstead Ahmad took her 6-year-old son, Alec Ahmad, for a routine checkup.
Jun 29, 2020
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For many patients with a bicuspid aortic valve that needs replacing, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) appears to be a safe treatment option with low complication rates, according to a study published in JACC: ...
May 27, 2020
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As people get older, the heart can start to wear out. One of the more common manifestations of this kind of age-related heart condition is aortic valve stenosis, a progressive stiffening of the aortic valve that renders it ...
Apr 28, 2020
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A few years after her first child was born, Nina Stanley began experiencing strange blood pressure spikes.
Apr 15, 2020
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Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) did not have a higher rate of death at one year compared with those who had their heart valve replaced via open-heart surgery, according to research presented ...
Mar 30, 2020
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The world's first minimally-invasive tricuspid valve replacement was performed at St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto by Drs. Neil Fam, Mark Peterson and Geraldine Ong.
Mar 11, 2020
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