Nearly 1 in 100 babies each year is born with a congenital heart defect. Currently up to 1.3 million adults are living with congenital heart disease. In this heart-warming series, we share the stories of Congenital Heart Center patients who refuse to be defeated.
A 3D model helps a 10-year-old boy understand his unique anatomy. And it helps his doctors plan his treatment.
663 Adopted from China with heart defects, Isaiah Lunsford receives a life-changing surgical fix.
79 After complex heart problems and several surgeries, little Graylyn Karaus is stretching, reaching and working toward walking.
162 Born premature, tiny and with a serious heart defect, Elliot Dykstra overcame tough odds.
807 LeAnn Ouwinga thought her heart troubles were over after childhood surgery. Decades later came serious complications.
0 Diagnosed with heart disease at birth, Hannah Webb now expects a baby of her own. She returned to where her care began.
0 A new solution for his faulty artificial valve has David Walker ready to hunt another season.
1 Quick action by Peter Lombardo’s teachers saved the 17-year-old when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
10 After becoming the first person in the U.S. to get a new heart device, a Canadian Lakes woman returns to the woods she loves.
0 Wester, a 3-year-old boy from the Dominican Republic, had no left lung artery—until he came to West Michigan for surgery.
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