Elizabeth Stout was scared when doctors at Trinity Medical Center first discussed a new, trial procedure for closing a small hole in her heart. The hole in the Geneseo woman's heart had caused a mild ...

Doctors in Dublin say they have been carrying out pioneering heart surgery on children with heart defects at CHI Crumlin.

Lynne Versaci underwent 11-hour open-heart surgery in August. A group of friends have created a fundraiser event to support ...

Every year, nearly 1 in 100 children is born with congenital heart defects (CHDs), making it one of the most common birth ...

A hole in the heart, medically known as a congenital heart defect (CHD), can sometimes go unnoticed in children, especially if symptoms are mild. Many children with CHDs survive infancy with subtle ...

Nearly 40 years ago when Lis Dreizen’s daughter Olivia was born with a congenital heart defect, doctors were grim about her chances to live. “I would cry simply looking at Olivia, and it was very hard ...

Their tiny chests rise and fall in a struggle to keep a steady heartbeat. These babies, at one of Kenyatta National Hospital’s paediatric wards, were born with holes in their hearts or valves that ...

But the small hole in the partition between the upper chambers of Sharon's heart apparently led to the blood clot that caused his stroke. "A blood clot can find its way through such a hole through the ...

Emma Willis has shared a health update after undergoing surgery following the doctor's discovery of a "hole in her heart". The Love Is Blind UK presenter shared pictures from her bed at Royal Brompton ...