More articles about: Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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Are schools and communities prepared for cardiac emergencies in teens?

National poll suggests many schools, families and communities may not be fully prepared to respond to cardiac emergencies in teens.
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Complex procedure saves man on life support, reverses organ failure

A specialized procedure saved one man who was on life support in the hospital.
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Findings shed light on how a pediatric heart surgery complication impacts heart transplant survival

Patients who experience this condition following the Fontan continue to have a high risk of death from the time they’re waitlisted for a new heart through receiving the transplant, according to a 20-center study led by Michigan Medicine. And one specific complication called cyanosis – or experiencing less than normal oxygen blood levels – was associated with worsened survival.
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“The strength and grace” of one mom with severe heart disease

One mother balances between her severe aortic stenosis, her son in the NICU and her six kids
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Same-day heart diagnosis helps 1-year-old get immediate treatment

Unique collaboration at Michigan Medicine helps 1-year-old with serious heart condition see a specialist right away and receive immediate treatment.