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Heart Defects

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he had pacemaker surgery recently

  • Mar 29, 2024

Baby dies after mom moves to Houston to give him chance at life

  • Apr 15, 2023
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Congenital heart defects: What every parent should know about CHDs

  • Mar 21, 2023

Corpus Christi baby with half a heart hopes to get help in Houston

  • Feb 24, 2023

What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure?

  • Jan 3, 2023

Alaska man misses heart transplant over massive winter storm

  • Dec 29, 2022

Step out Sunday to help babies born with heart defects

  • Nov 2, 2022

Study says 2-3 cups of coffee a day could be good for your heart

  • Sep 29, 2022

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Corpus Christi mother hopes Houston hospital can help her unborn baby who has a half a heart

  • Feb 24, 2023
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Texas Supreme Court asked to speed up review of baby on life support

  • Sep 30, 2020
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Vikings linebacker to miss 2020 season due to open heart surgery

  • Aug 9, 2020
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'Cody's Law' passed in honor of high school athlete

  • Oct 4, 2019
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HISD to offer free heart screenings for student-athletes

  • Jul 16, 2019
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Doctors get the word out about deadly heart condition in young women

  • Apr 17, 2018
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Mongolian girl receives heart surgery in Houston for defect

  • Sep 14, 2017
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Teenager ecstatic after successful heart transplant

  • Jul 6, 2017

Latest Stories

Hospital asks Texas Supreme Court to speed up review of baby on life support

The hospital argues Baby Tinslee's condition and suffering has only worsened.

  • Oct 2, 2020

UH football player opting out of season over health concern

The athlete who's had heart complications due to COVID-19 said, "I just know that my life is more precious to me than football could ever be."

  • Aug 11, 2020

Testing positive for COVID-19 may have saved Vikings linebacker's life

Cameron Smith made the announcement on Instagram saying he found out he needed surgery after testing positive for COVID-19.

  • Aug 9, 2020

Cody's Law: Heart screenings available for HS athletes

Father keeps son's legacy alive by bringing awareness to importance of heart health for high school athletes.

  • Oct 4, 2019

Hospital's youngest heart patients celebrate Valentine's Day

It doesn't get much sweeter than this. Since these cuties won't be able to celebrate Valentine's Day at home this year, they had a party at Advocate Children's Hospital on Monday.

  • Feb 12, 2019