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Adult Congenital Heart Survivor Hopes to Raise Awareness, Money for Research

Congenital Heart Walk in Jacksonville Set for Saturday, April 6 Melissa Hartman of Jacksonville hopes the upcoming Congenital Heart Walk raises awareness of not only congenital heart disease, but also [...]

Samantha and Ryan learned how to take care of Grayson after his open-heart surgery at 9 days old.

Prenatal Diagnosis, Knowledge Help Couple Cope with Son’s Heart Condition

Samantha and Ryan Padgett’s baby was diagnosed prenatally with a congenital heart defect. Early diagnosis allowed them to plan for Grayson’s birth, giving him the best possible start in life. [...]

The Kahn Family, from left, Megan, Ryan, Ava, David and Krista.

Sweet Heart

David and Krista Kahn twin girls battled the odds of prematurity, and one also fought to survive a life-threatening heart defect. By Karen Thurston Chavez Tallahassee couple David and Krista [...]

About Congenital Heart Defects

Tetralogy of Fallot

The American Heart Association explains the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot in children and adults.

Total de conexion venosa pulmonar anomala (TAPVC)

Total de conexion venosa pulmonar anomala (TAPVC) - learn what it is, treatment and more

Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)

The American Heart Association explains the congenital heart defect total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, TAPVC, in children and adults.

Defectos Cardiacos Congenitos de los Ninos

Care & Treatment for Congenital Heart Defects

Cardiac Catheterizations

The American Heart Association explains that doctors can repair some heart defects without surgically opening your chest by using a procedure called an interventional cardiac catheterization.

Heart Transplant

The American Heart Association explains that a heart transplant gives a patient with congenital heart disease the opportunity to have a normal heart with normal blood circulation.

Congenital Heart Defects and Physical Activity

The American Heart Association explains that exercise has many benefits and should be a regular part of almost anyone's life including most people with congenital heart disease.

UF Health News

Aspirin not always best treatment for many individuals

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should...

New book tackles myths, misperceptions about marijuana

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- More than half of Americans now think marijuana should be legalized, according to survey results the Pew Research Center released in April. But could an inaccurate understanding...

UF researchers develop ‘nanotrain’ for targeted cancer drug transport

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have developed a “DNA nanotrain” that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the...