Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

(NewsNation) — Anemia in pregnancy can raise the risk of heart defects in the child, a recent U.K.-based study found. In the United States, about 40,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year, ...

Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others. This is shown by a new national study from Lund University in Sweden. However, ...

The diagnosis was made after an initial evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and follow-up visits to the Mayo Clinic and New Jersey's Atlantic Health/Morristown Medical Center. The ...

Hundreds joined the nation’s largest charity fishing tournament, raising over $200,000 for pediatric heart research at ...

Adults with congenital heart defects were more likely to experience an abnormal, irregular heartbeat, finds a new study. Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A Jacksonville mom is encouraging others to donate blood in honor National Congenital Heart Awareness Week. This cause hits home for Lisa Floyd after her son Emmett was diagnosed ...

A Congenital Heart Walk will be held in Gilbert on Sept. 21 at Gilbert Regional Park. It is one of 33 heart walks held across the country for an issue the CDC says is the most common type of birth ...

The probable cause of Bronny James' sudden cardiac arrest last month was revealed on Friday night. The diagnosis was made after an initial evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and ...

The probable cause of Bronny James' sudden cardiac arrest last month was revealed on Friday night. A James family spokesperson released a statement saying a congenital heart defect likely led to the ...