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A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles cardiologist helps to develop new, patient-centered guidelines for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children.

A team of investigators at CHLA and USC have developed the first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a fetus with complete heart block.

Myocarditis after the COVID-19 vaccine is a rare reaction in young people, but most cases have been short-lived, with patients getting better very quickly.

A Heart Institute team is developing a new algorithm to guide care for patients with a rare heart defect.

Robert Kay, MD, shares new international consensus on addressing knee problems in children with cerebral palsy.

Kids who have had coronavirus should see a pediatrician before resuming activities and watch for symptoms such as shortness of breath or chest pains.

Pacemakers and Little Hearts

Two-year-old Gabriel Lopez had been hospitalized for more than a year, hooked up to a 200-pound machine. Then, on Christmas Eve, he got the gift of a lifetime.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is evaluating several novel devices for congenital heart disease—and recently performed the world’s first implant of a novel stent for babies.