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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In order to be able to answer your question, we need to know where the hole is located in the heart. You say it is a 7 mm hole. Is it between the ...
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At this point, it is hard to say without him having any specific documentation of his rhythm, exactly what his rhythm abnormality is. ...
The tricuspid valve is the valve on the right side of the heart that lets the blood into the right sided ventricle (pumping chamber). When you do ...
A ventricular septal defect of 8 mm in a 1 year old would be considered a large VSD. The amount of blood flowing through it is causing the pressur...
It sounds like your son has a bicuspid aortic valve where the primary abnormality is leakage (moderate aortic regurgitation) with only mild blockag...
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