Congenital Heart Defect
Angie Mikkelson used to want to fly under the radar and not tell others she'd had a heart transplant. But then she realized the effect she could have by sharing her story and encouraging others to donate.
Christy Collins, a cardiology nurse at Mayo Clinic, was inspired by a young patient, Colten, to start a Beads of Courage program at Mayo. Krista[...]
Linsey Rippy tends to go overboard when it comes to toys around the holiday season, which is a good thing for children in the hospital[...]
A new documentary shows how Rochester welcomes children from other countries who have heart defects, and how a lifesaving surgery at Mayo Clinic gives new[...]
Families of children who need a heart transplant are faced with many challenges, but thanks to Ireland's Hope, they now have somewhere to turn when[...]
When Caitlin and Brian Veitz learned via ultrasound that their daughter’s heart was developing outside her chest, they relied on a team at Mayo Clinic[...]
When their daughter was born with congenital heart defects, Megan and Brent Ustby were comforted by families going through the same thing. Now, Megan is[...]
One of the first things doctors told Jackson Lindquist’s parents when he was born with a complex congenital heart defect was that it shouldn’t[...]
Karla Manley spent the first 33 years of her life doing the kinds of things we all do every day. But the daily routine hit[...]
On the day he was born, Marcus Nichols had already beaten the odds. Marcus and his twin, Mathieu, shared a single amniotic sac — a[...]