Items Tagged ‘Congenital Heart Defect’
October 8, 2019
Twenty Years After Transplant, Heart is Beating Strong
By In the Loop 
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.
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, heart transplant, Parachute Mitral Valve
July 11, 2019
Beads of Courage Help Mark Milestones of Treatment
By In the Loop
Christy Collins, a cardiology nurse at Mayo Clinic, was inspired by a young patient, Colten, to start a Beads of Courage program at Mayo.
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
November 15, 2018
“Heart Families” Organize Toy Drive for Hospitalized Kids
By In the Loop
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 at Mayo Clinic, where donations from Rippy’s annual toy drive end up.
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, heart transplant, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Ronald McDonald House
August 23, 2018
Documentary on Children’s Heart Project Highlights Healing and Hope
By In the Loop
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 hope to their families.
Tags: Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Heart Project, Congenital Heart Defect, Dr. Joseph Dearani, Dr. Sameh Said, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Rochester International Airport, Samaritan's Purse
February 27, 2018
Ireland’s Hope Gives Hope — and Help — to Families Facing Pediatric Heart Transplant
By In the Loop
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 they need financial assistance.
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, Dr. Jonathon Johnson, heart transplant, Mayo Clinic Children's Center
February 22, 2018
Baby Born With Heart Outside Her Chest is Now a Typical Toddler
By In the Loop
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 to give her a chance at life.
Tags: Cardiovascular Surgery, Congenital Heart Defect, Dr. Joseph Dearani, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
January 25, 2018
Daughter’s Diagnosis Gives Mom a Life-Changing Mission
By In the Loop
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 using her experiences to help others.
Tags: cardiothoracic surgery, Congenital Heart Defect, Dr. Jennifer Brumm, Dr. Sameh Said, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
June 23, 2016
Jack of Hearts: Young Patient With Heart Defect ‘Making the Most’ Out of Life
By In the Loop
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 keep him from living an active, happy life. Doctors did note, however, that the defect — tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve — would likely keep Jackson from “becoming […]
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, Dr. Alison Cabalka, HLHS, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Tetraology of Fallot
February 16, 2016
Getting to the Heart of Karla’s Unusual Fatigue
By In the Loop
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 her harder than most. “Whenever I’d get home, I would just be exhausted,” she tells us. It wasn’t until she went in for a sinus-related procedure at Mayo Clinic’s Florida […]
Tags: cardiology, Congenital Heart Defect, Dr Naser Ammash, Dr. Joseph Dearani, Open-Heart Surgery
November 5, 2015
Marcus’ Heart Journey Inspires New Path for His Dad
By In the Loop
On the day he was born, Marcus Nichols had already beaten the odds. Marcus and his twin, Mathieu, shared a single amniotic sac — a rare condition that’s often fatal. “They were only the third set of monoamniotic twins born live at Mayo,” says their mom, Piper Nichols. But that was just the first of […]
Tags: Congenital Heart Defect, Dr Patrick O'Leary, Dr. Joseph Dearani, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Single Ventricle Heart