Home for the Holidays after Heart Surgery
Dec 24, 2020
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, one Virginia family chose CHOP for their daughter’s heart repair.
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CHOP Researchers Identify Knowledge Gaps in Evaluating Cath Lab Quality
Dec 20, 2020
CHOP researchers have identified knowledge gaps in the metrics currently used to measure quality in pediatric/congenital cardiac catheterization laboratories.
Cardiac Center Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Present Findings at the Virtual 2020 AHA Scientific Sessions
Dec 11, 2020
Cardiac Center researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) present their findings at the Virtual 2020 AHA Scientific Sessions.
CHOP Researchers Reverse Severe Lymphatic Disorder in Patient with Noonan Syndrome by Targeting Genetic Pathway
Nov 20, 2020
Researchers at CHOP have resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a girl with Noonan Syndrome that had led to upper gastrointestinal bleeding, fluid collection around the lungs, and numerous surgeries that had been unable to resolve her symptoms.
Get to Know Dr. Allada and His New Position in the Cardiac Center
Nov 17, 2020
Vivek Allada, MD, discusses goals, challenges and the motto that guides his decisions.
Get to Know Dr. Nuri, Surgical Director of the New Topolewski Pediatric Heart Valve Center
Nov 9, 2020
Muhammad Nuri, MBBS, talks breakthroughs — the ones he’s made and the ones he looks forward to.
Meet Stacey Drant, MD — One of the Cardiac Center’s Newest Team Members
Nov 9, 2020
Attending cardiologist Dr. Drant talks about a new connective tissue disorders program she’s developing and the role of lifestyle in cardiac health.
Meet Kats — One of the Cardiac Center’s Newest Team Members
Oct 15, 2020
Katsuhide Maeda, MD, PhD, talks about challenges, goals and the patients who have changed his life.
CHOP Researchers Use Precision Medicine to Reverse Severe Lymphatic Disorder in a Patient with KLA
Oct 5, 2020
Using genetic sequencing and targeted treatment, CHOP researchers resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a young woman with KLA, a complex and rare disorder.
Case Study: Plastic Bronchitis
Oct 5, 2020
When severe and hard-to-diagnose coughing fits struck a 47-year-old cardiac patient, CHOP’s Lymphatic team had the answers — and treatment — she needed.