When Jennifer Case was living in Los Angeles in her early 30s, she was hospitalized 11 times. She had been born with two rare heart abnormalities, Ebstein anomaly and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

In clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association and published ...

Nearly 40 years ago when Lis Dreizen’s daughter Olivia was born with a congenital heart defect, doctors were grim about her chances to live. “I would cry simply looking at Olivia, and it was very hard ...

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

New ACC/AHA guidelines provide updated management strategies for the growing population of adults living with congenital heart disease.

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 ...

Background The growing population of patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) present complex lifelong care needs ...

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are safe and well-tolerated in people with heart failure (HF) related to adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and associated with reduced ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

WHEN little Atlas was just six weeks old, he developed what his mum and dad assumed was a cold. The youngster was sniffly and ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the term used to describe what happens when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. (It should not be confused with cardiac arrest in which ...