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Heart / Cardiology

Choosing Your Child’s Heart Program

February 15, 2016

CHOC Heart Institute patient in hospital bed posing with nurse

CHOC list of 10 questions to ask when choosing a heart program can be a guide when talking to your doctor before your child’s heart surgery.

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Young Athlete Returns to the Pool after High-Stakes Heart Procedure

February 12, 2016

Ashley felt fine, but a routine physical showed an elevated heart rate. Doctors at CHOC created detailed 3-D maps to help treat her heart.

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CVICU Intensivists Play Critical Role for Heart Patients

February 3, 2016

In honor of American Heart Month, we spoke to Dr. Michele Domico, medical director of CHOC’s cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU).

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Twelve-year-old becomes first CHOC patient to receive life-saving device

June 12, 2015

Sean and his mom chose a newer option called the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) to treat his heart rhythm issue.

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February is American Heart Month — Cyrus’ story

February 10, 2015

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is a rare congenital heart defect, that’s fatal if untreated. Luckily Cyrus was prenatally diagnosed.

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Dominique’s story

August 1, 2014

Dominique has a condition called tetralogy of fallot, a birth defect that includes four anomalies in the heart & requires lifelong treatment.

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Preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Children

July 15, 2014

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating and blood stops flowing to the brain and other organs.

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