There are fewer than 500 board-certified adult congenital heart disease specialists in the U.S., according to a study published July 1 in the American Journal of Cardiology, while the number of adults ...

A “slow developing” symptom in the feet could be a warning sign of high cholesterol and even heart disease. This lesser-known sign could indicate that fatty deposits have built up in your arteries.

Leah Smith was born with complex congenital heart defects As a result, parts of the right side of ... Though she kept up with Pilates and tried to stay active, her symptoms worsened rapidly.

Acyanotic congenital heart disease, in which blood oxygen levels are acceptable, involves blood pumping through the body in an abnormal way. With cyanotic congenital heart disease, the heart delivers ...

Heart attack symptoms vary between men and women because of key biological and physiological differences. “A woman’s heart isn’t just a smaller version of a man’s heart,” says Dr. Grayver.

Friday, April 4, would have been Ella Mertens' 9th birthday, but 8 years ago she passed away from a congenital heart defect, which impacts one in every 100 newborns.

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births each year. While that might sound scary, the good news is that modern medicine has made incredible ...

Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a heart abnormality, researchers report in the journal Circulation.

Congenital heart disease (CHD), also known as congenital heart defect, is one of the most common heart abnormalities present at birth. Occurring in one in every 100 live births, this defect can affect ...

One child who was diagnosed with multiple heart defects right after she was born is now defying the odds. “It’s just scary, and it’s something that I will carry with me forever,” said ...

Prenatal ultrasounds can provide an important early warning for such heart defects, but these crucial scans often are analyzed by doctors without extensive training. "At least half of prenatal ...