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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advances in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery have allowed children born with heart defects to grow into adulthood. A Memphis, Tenn., mom is a testament to the importance of pediatric specialists continuing to care for these adults and their complex hearts. Ashley Batchelor, 32, was born with Tetralogy of Fallot and had open heart surgery soon after birth. She underwent another operation at age 5 to receive a donor...
James Hammel, M.D., shares expertise with surgeons from U.S., Europe OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congenital heart surgeon James Hammel, M.D., on Thursday presented a video demonstration of a novel infant cardiac surgical technique at the joint meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association in Chicago. The technique allows many complex heart defect repairs, including the Norwood operation for...
HACKENSACK, N.J., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HackensackUMC is the first hospital in Northern New Jersey to perform a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive replacement of heart valves. This groundbreaking procedure took place in HackensackUMC's new state-of-the-art Hybrid Operating Room. The TAVR procedure is a revolutionary new way to replace an aortic valve without the use of a heart lung machine or open-heart surgery. The surgery was...
PHILADELPHIA, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 1.4 million children and adults in the United States are alive today with congenital heart defects. Juliette Faughnan of Newtown, Pa. yesterday joined Yuli Kim, M.D. director of the Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, a joint program between The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Stephanie Fuller from The Children's Hospital of...
Medical Professionals from Around the World Gather in Orlando to Present Research Updates, Discuss Patient Management from Fetus Through Adulthood PHILADELPHIA and ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An international group of almost 1000 medical experts gathers this week to discuss the most current treatments for children with heart disease. Affecting about a million children born each year throughout the world, congenital heart disease is the most common...
Pediatric Heart Network sites to focus on improving outcomes for babies born with congenital heart disease ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center has been selected as a new Pediatric Heart Network core site for clinical research. Created and funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, the Pediatric Heart Network is a cooperative network of pediatric cardiovascular...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiologists at El Camino Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute are taking advantage of advancements in medical technology to offer patients more options for treating heart disease, and to more precisely determine whether to intervene. In a recent overview and progress report presented to the hospital's Board of Directors, the Institute's Medical Director Dominick Curatola, MD, said the Institute is using such advanced technology as...
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital is among a small number of facilities in the country to offer the less-invasive procedure for valve replacement. TAMPA, Fla., June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When cardiologists at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital told 21-year-old Adam Romano that he needed to have his pulmonary valve replaced, the diagnosis was not a surprise. Born with the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot, Adam underwent open-heart surgery when he was 2 years old and his...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pediatric cardiology researchers and clinicians gather this week in Scottsdale, Ariz. for Cardiology 2011, the 15th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, sponsored by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Original research from more than 30 cardiac programs in the U.S. and abroad is being presented throughout the meeting. The news briefs below highlight 12 research abstracts and posters presented...
Medical Professionals Gather in Scottsdale to Present Research Updates, Clinical Tips - and Even Music PHILADELPHIA and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An international group of over 900 medical experts gathers today to discuss the most current treatments for children with heart disease. Affecting about 8 in every 1,000 children, congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect. In its severe forms, it is also the leading cause of death from birth defects...
