Today, Brooks Klingsporn is a happy 1-and-a-half-year-old baby. However, he's already had more heart surgeries than most people get in a lifetime — including one before he was even born. Last year, ...

Runner gets open-heart surgery after childhood congenital heart defect surgery. Feb. 6, 2013— -- Like many relatively recent college graduates, Jane Lee wasn't always on top of her doctor's ...

Luciano Reynaga was delivered just minutes after undergoing heart surgery. When Megan Wild delivered her son Luciano, she experienced not only childbirth but also a medical first. During her delivery, ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Ghaziabad: A four-year-old child from Sudan, born with a major congenital heart defect, successfully underwent a high-risk open-heart surgery at a private hospital in Indirapuram. The child was ...

MIAMI - Using a piece of Gore-Tex fabric to make their repairs, doctors performed corrective surgery on a baby born with his heart outside his chest. The doctors said Wednesday that the youngster ...