Apixaban is a safe option for pediatric patients with a variety of congenital or acquired heart diseases who require chronic anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis, the randomized SAXOPHONE study ...

Shabnam Peyvandi, MD, MAS (right), is a pediatric cardiologist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and senior author of the study that found that babies who did not respond to increased oxygen and ...

The Kirchner family has a lot to celebrate this holiday season. Their son, Karson, is a happy and energetic 11-month-old baby. He's come a long way since being diagnosed with a rare heart condition ...

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.

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 ...

An 11-year-old girl in Colorado is now able to live a healthier life after the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora was ...

Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects where the structure of the heart and the blood vessels get affected, leading to cyanosis, swelling in legs, rapid heartbeat and fatigue ...

In this National Heart Month of February (and every other day of the year), Greensboro non-profit Hands for Hearts is a heartbeat of hope, raising millions of dollars in its mission to support local ...

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 ...

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) is announcing its recent acceptance into the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN), a collective of leading hospitals working to improve outcomes and quality ...

New ACC/AHA guidelines update management of adults with congenital heart defects but highlight the shortage of specialists ...