Cardiac Center Patient Stories

Maeve was at softball practice when her heart stopped. Thanks to immediate care and world-class treatment at CHOP, the teen is back on the ballfield and doing great.

Diagnosed with a lymphatic leak before he was born, Austin is thriving today thanks to innovative treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Bonnie always understood the limitations of her congenital heart disease but, by working with her care team, she never let it define her. 

After staged reconstructive heart surgery as a baby, doctors discovered Hailee's heart was beating too slowly and implanted a pacemaker to steady the rhythm.

Born with multiple ventricular septal heart defects, Siena overcame many challenges during her first year. Now 14 months old, she's back home and reaching new milestones.

Naadir, 13, is recovering successfully from a heart transplant after four months on a ventricular assist device implanted at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Born with a backward heart on the wrong side of his chest, Matthew received a heart transplant and is now thriving.

As an adult living with congenital heart disease and an implanted heart monitor, Patrick uses his life and health experiences to influence his students' futures.

Born with heart disease and later developing heart failure, Hudson needed a heart transplant. Today, the 5-year-old is running circles around his parents.

Since having innovative treatment for plastic bronchitis, Matthew, 10, is planning a bright future — he hopes one day to become a doctor.