Baby MJ Battles an Extremely Rare, Strange Heart Defect and Wins
Stanford fetal heart, heart surgery and CVICU teams come together to treat baby with uncommon heart defect.
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congenital heart disease
What Parents of Children With Heart Disease Asked Us About COVID-19
COVID-19 is daunting for all parents, but even more so for parents of children with a heart condition.
Heart Patients Bond Over Their Life-Saving Devices
Treating pediatric ICD patients and their parents through family-centered care.
Half a Heart and a Whole Lot of Spirit
Patient with rare heart disease thrives thanks to a fighting spirit and a highly knowledgeable care team.
“I share the same heart condition as Jimmy Kimmel’s son”
Christy was born with a type of congenital heart disease known as tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia.
A Heartfelt Valentine’s Party for CHD Awareness Week
On Sunday, February 8, dozens of patient families with children that have congenital heart disease gathered to celebrate lives saved and CHD Awareness Week (2/7/15 – 2/14/15).
Big Party, Little Hearts
At the hospital’s 13th Annual Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day Party, Valentine’s Day arrives early for Children’s Heart Center patients.
Pioneers of the Berlin Heart
For a child awaiting a heart transplant, the Berlin Heart offers a bridge to life. Packard Children’s helped bring this innovative device to pediatric patients in the United States, and achieved some of the early milestones for the most vulnerable patients.
From the Heart
Karina Gomez’s daughter, Kassaundra, was born in 2002 with a rare and life-threatening cardiac abnormality. At just 2 days old, Packard heart surgeons attached a tiny pacemaker to one of the two lower chambers, or ventricles, of her heart. Five months later, it was replaced it with a more advanced device wired to both ventricles.
My Packard Story: Maggie
Born with a congenital heart malformation, Maggie’s daughter, Grace, found her place in the hearts of the physicians, surgeons, nurses, and staff who helped her grow into a normal healthy childhood.
