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A CHLA surgeon shares key takeaways from her talk on performing heart transplants in adults with failing Fontan circulation.

After a rare heart disorder triggered severe liver problems, Mark needed a lifesaving dual organ transplant. Read how 11 hospital teams carried out the intricate procedure, a first at Children’s

The new heart was on its way down from the helipad. At the same time, Cynthia Herrington, MD, was carefully removing Ruben’s old heart from his chest. It was a heart she had seen before—she had

Jondavid Menteer, MD, was recognized for two decades of dedication and leadership in pediatric heart transplant.

Shortly before Christmas 2021, she became the first patient born with a single ventricle to receive a ventricular assist device at CHLA—and continues to beat the odds.

Funded by a five-year K23 career development grant from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Cheng is using MRI techniques to examine blood flow in children with the Fontan circulation.

The specialized Fetal Cardiology Program in the Heart Institute at CHLA helps kids like E.J. who are born with heart defects grow up stronger and healthier.

On a picture-perfect summer day at the lake in August 2016, William Lievense, then 9, stood at the edge of the dock, ready to jump gleefully into the water one more time. At that moment, his life was

Afflicted with severe myocarditis as an infant, Sawyer beat the odds and got a second chance at life with a new heart.