Items Tagged ‘Ebstein’s anomaly’
January 30, 2018
After Open-Heart Surgery, Enjoying Life as a ‘Normal’ College Kid
By In the Loop 
Jack Long was 14 when he came to Mayo Clinic for surgery to repair his heart. Today, thanks to the work of his care team, Jack is living the life of a normal, healthy college student.
Tags: Cardiac Surgery, Dr. Joseph Dearani, Ebstein's anomaly, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
August 16, 2016
Lola Montilla Goes To Washington, and Represents
The last time we talked with Lola Montilla, she’d just written her first book and helped get a new law passed in Puerto Rico that requires all newborns to be screened for heart conditions. This all happened after the now 15-year-old Lola had corrective surgery at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus for an Ebstein’s anomaly heart defect. And […]
Tags: Ebstein's anomaly, Lola Montilla, Make-A-Wish Foundation
July 7, 2015
Surgeon Sees the Fruits of His Labors Multiplied
By In the Loop
When Joseph Dearani, M.D., and colleagues in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic started an Ebstein’s Anomaly — Mayo Clinic Facebook page, their goal was to simply share information about the rare heart defect. They posted videos of Dr. Dearani talking about the condition and of the surgical procedure to repair it (he’s […]
February 6, 2014
Most 13-year-old girls wouldn’t see having a scar down the middle of their chest as, well, cool. Lola Montilla, however, is not most 13-year-old girls. When she sees the scar left from surgery to repair the heart defect she was born with, she says it’s a reminder that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. […]
Tags: Ebstein's anomaly, Joseph Dearani, surgery