Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the birthplace of pediatric medicine in America. Founded in 1855 as the nation’s first hospital devoted exclusively to children, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is today recognized worldwide as a leader in outstanding patient care, rigorous training of medical professionals, and innovative research to seek cures for pediatric disease.
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Dear Patti,
A bruit in the aortic or carotid artery area in a child that signifies true disease is extremely rare, although without evaluating h...
Dear Gagan,
If your son has a very small VSD of this size, there is an excellent chance of it closing on its own and not causing troubles, thoug...
Dear Susan,
It is almost impossible to tell why your son died. It is possible that he had tetralogy of Fallot, a complex congenital cardiac def...
Dear Nisansala84,
Without evaluating your daughter, I cannot say exactly what is happening. However, I can say that a gradient of 50 and 48 mmH...
Dear 4buggaboos,
Without seeing your daughter, I cannot say what you should do immediately. If she has severe chest pain, difficulty breathing,...
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