Learning that your newborn has a heart murmur can be scary news. But heart murmurs in newborns are actually extremely common and often harmless. Read on to learn more about what to look out for if ...

When baby Estelle underwent open-heart surgery at 11 weeks old, her doctors determined she will need a life-saving heart ...

You are not alone. Here is a step-by-step plan for preparing, staying present through the hospital stay, and caring for your ...

Your pediatrician listens to your child's heart with a stethoscope to assess its function and health. They hear the first and second heartbeats caused by the valves closing, but they also listen for ...

ATLANTA - Chelsey and Joey Dillard's third child, Beau, 2, is the heart of their Kennesaw family of six. "He's the happiest, sweetest, most loving little boy," Chelsey Dillard says. "He loves his ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newborns with congenital heart disease, especially isolated valve or vessel lesions, may be at increased risk ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - A newborn baby in North Carolina received the first known partial heart transplant. According to Duke Health, living arteries and valves from a donated heart were fused ...

The Kirk family was looking forward to taking their first-born, Reese, home to her Winnie the Pooh nursery, but instead the newborn was taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's operating room for ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to regenerate ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...