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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An 11-year-old boy is the first in the world to have an artificial heart valve replaced with a live tissue valve from a donated heart through a...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Six medical technology innovators focused on pediatric cardiology were selected to receive grants of $50,000 each in the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch...

Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) applauds the House of Representatives for passage of the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization...

Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) is proud to announce its 20th anniversary during Heart Month, in recognition of two decades of...

Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common birth defect diagnosed in one in 100 births, are living longer. In fact, there...

Philedelphia, May 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Immediate Release:                                                                                                                              ...

DALLAS, TEXAS, Feb. 8, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mended Little Hearts (MLH) is pleased to support and participate in Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, Feb. 7-14. Activities during this week raise...

Study Highlights: Children with implanted heart devices and their parents may report a lower quality of life than other kids and their parents. For children, self-perception, self-worth and...

Study Highlights: Adult congenital heart surgery patients who incur the top 10 percentile of hospital charges are much more likely to die in the hospital than patients whose care costs...