Scientists have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and ...

The 2-year-old son of a Phoenix Police Department officer is scheduled to undergo heart surgery. Isaiah was born with a rare chromosome deletion and a bicuspid aortic valve, requiring a feeding tube ...

Malory Saki was shocked to learn during a routine check-up that her 6-month-old son, Gabe, had a hole in his heart. Though a common occurrence in babies, the hole within Gabe’s heart, an atrial septal ...

Acquired heart disease include Kawasaki disease, rheumatic valve disease, or arrhythmias, which are usually present with prolonged fever, chest pain or fainting spells.

New clues from genetic research may help explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet have identified ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — Most days you’ll find 12-year-old Carson Campbell doing what he loves most, but behind his big personality is a heart that’s been through more than most. Carson’s story ...

People who go to the gym often tend to stick to one side of the room: either the section with the cardio machines or the weight-lifting equipment. Dr. Nieca Goldberg, a cardiologist and clinical ...

Born with a rare heart defect, Wyatt Lopez was about a year old when he checked into the hospital. It took almost a whole year before he checked back out -- with a tuxedo, a little parade and a brand ...

Among patients without albuminuria, shrunken pore syndrome was associated with higher risks for HF (hazard ratio [HR], 3.07; 95% CI, 1.47-6.69), peripheral artery disease (HR, 3.64; 95% CI, 1.75-7.57) ...

Nicholas Brendon had lived with several health issues and setbacks in the last few years of his life. The late Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor, 54, who played the character Xander Harris in all seven ...

Dr. Thomas Glenn understands the fears and frustrations of children with congenital heart disease he treats at Texas Children’s Hospital. The pediatric cardiologist once endured many of the same ...