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How 9-year-old Kendall Lewis navigates life with VACTERL association.

Heather Lowery’s parents were told that she would likely not live to be 3 months old. At 36, Heather has proved them wrong and has set an example for adults living with congenital heart disease.

One glance at Madison Rhodes, 14, and no one would ever imagine the struggles she has endured…

Congenital heart defects, better known as abnormalities of the heart, remain the most prevalent type of birth defect, affecting one in every 133 people…

After a devastating hurricane season in 2018, Michelle Byron and her family were looking forward to being back in their home in Panama City just in time for Thanksgiving. While shopping for last-minute preparations at Target, Michelle received an unexpected call from her husband, Chuck…

Althea “Thea” Brown is all smiles. And her spunky personality along with her curiosity for the world around her will undoubtedly bring a grin to your face…

Robert “Bobby” Murray, 34, was born in Hollywood, Florida on Jan. 23, 1985 – during a decade in which long-term survival into adulthood for a person with congenital heart disease was grim…

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas……

A multi-year renovation project will modernize our operating rooms with new state-of-the-art equipment, and provide a new Pediatric Hybrid Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Electrophysiology Hybrid Lab.

When Natalie and Mike made a life-changing move to Florida, it was also a life-saving one when the team at the UF Health repaired a hole in Natalie’s heart.