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Using new lymphatic imaging tools and catheterization techniques, a team of experts from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania eliminated bronchial casts from the airway of a 6-year-old patient.
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More than 1,000 medical experts gathered at Cardiology 2014 from Feb. 19-23 to discuss innovations in detection and treatment of congenital heart disease in children.
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New genetic evidence from CHOP and Penn researchers strengthens the case that a well-known type of cholesterol likely causes heart disease, while casting more doubt on the role of another type.
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Interventional cardiologists at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have been performing a noninvasive procedure to replace a child’s pulmonary valve through a small incision in the groin.
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This case study highlights the first successful use of the Total Artificial Heart in the failing Fontan circulation, which can be very difficult to support with traditional VADs.
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Read about the various types of ventricular assist devices to help the different complex circulations in patients with heart failure.
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In the latest report from CHOP’s Cardiac Center, we highlight the expert care our team provides each year to thousands of children with heart problems. With the support of our philanthropic partners, we are no longer asking “Will this child live?” but “How well will he live?”
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Pregnant patients with high-risk congenital cardiac lesions such as critical aortic stenosis are best served in an experienced adult congenital heart disease center.
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At the Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center patients get the support of a comprehensive team that spans two world-renowned institutions: surgeons, cardiologists and two experienced nurse practitioners from CHOP and Penn Medicine.