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congenital heart

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Hardware for the heart

An investigational device helped a Michigan grandmother regain her health.

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Living her best life

When heart arrhythmia sent local artist Jackie Finn to the hospital, it led to treatment changes—and she's now doing better than ever.

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Finding a rhythm

When it came time for doctors to repair her damaged artery, knitting aficionado Betty Houtman found solace in her craft—and is now living more vibrantly than ever.

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‘They called us blue babies’

For one Michigan woman, a doctor's retirement brings back memories of miracles.

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Patient’s idol, Darth Vader, makes special visit

"May the force forever be with you, Princess," Vader said.

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‘I could tell I was dying’

A rare heart procedure gives Sheryll Neiboer new breath—and a new life.

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Holding his heart in his hands

'It's just amazing what they can do nowadays,' Nicholas Borgman mused while gazing at a 3-D version of the organ.

‘A huge leap for individualized medicine’

Spectrum Health researchers combine imaging scans to produce first 3-D heart model of its kind.

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Heart surgery at just 6 days old

Norah Mae Boss now has beautiful pink fingers and toes. Find out what this has meant for her and her parents.

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The miracle after the miracle

Ashley Ruhlig shares how she beat the odds, had a baby, and survived serious complications from her congenital heart defect.

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Anthony Vitale, heart reconstruction

A heart unlike any other.

A world-wide medical first

West Michigan woman receives newly developed heart device.