
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT): Elliot’s Story
Elliot’s heart condition, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), is under control thanks to the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Our specially trained physicians and cardiac critical care experts offer an unparalleled level of expertise to patients with complex congenital heart disease and their families.
Elliot’s heart condition, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), is under control thanks to the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Emmett, 1, is a cheerful baby. Treatment from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is helping him overcome a single ventricle heart defect and chylothorax.
Lily was only a week old when CHOP corrected her condition called transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Now she’s an active and caring 7-year-old.
Tyler was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a complex congenital heart defect. After a heart transplant, the 5-year-old is thriving.
Chris was diagnosed with a dilated cardiomyopathy when he was 15 years old and underwent a successful heart transplant at CHOP.
Madeline, a healthy girl at 9, had a heart operation at CHOP at 5 days old. Her parents and grandfather donate to CHOP to fund research for cardiac care.
Albe was rushed to the Emergency Department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for sudden cardiac arrest. The Critical Care Medicine team was ready to save his life.
Matthew was diagnosed with aortic and pulmonary stenosis when he was 3 months old and underwent heart bypass surgery at CHOP's Cardiac Center.
Born with a heart defect called aortic stenosis, Sarah had two open heart surgeries when she was young. Now 16, she’s an honor roll student who loves art and design.
Quinn was diagnosed with a type of coronary artery anomaly called anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) and treated by the Cardiac team at CHOP, giving him a better chance at survival.