Babies born with otherwise-lethal single ventricle heart defects can gain decades of life from early surgical intervention, but their lives are still fraught with medical complications that ...

AFib is an abnormal heart rhythm and can be continuous or come and go (paroxysmal). AFib puts people at a higher risk for ...

infants with single-ventricle heart disease have a critical need for new options. Currently, only about 30% of those babies will survive three months on a VAD, due to high rates of strokes ...

infants with single-ventricle heart disease have a critical need for new options. Currently, only about 30% of those babies will survive three months on a VAD, due to high rates of strokes ...

Heart defect repair is surgery to fix a heart problem that prevents blood from flowing as it should through the heart. The doctor will make a large cut in your chest. The cut is called an incision. It ...

More information: Muhammad Bakr Ghbeis et al, Biventricular Repair of Univentricular Heart Lowers Risk of Liver Disease Compared With the Fontan Operation, JACC: Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j ...

Genetically engineered pig hearts can potentially serve as a temporary life-saving support for critically ill infants ...

SEOUL, South Korea, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mezzion Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in the development of therapies for patients with single ventricle heart disease, announces a ...