If you were born with a heart defect, turning 18 doesn’t mean your heart care is over. Congenital heart disease is a lifelong condition—and you need a cardiologist trained to care for adults with CHD. Learn the facts behind common myths and how Nationwide Children’s ACHD experts, in partnership with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, help teens and adults live fuller, healthier lives.
MRI can do much more than take still pictures—it can show how a child’s brain thinks and how their heart beats in real time, all without using x-rays. Discover how today’s powerful MRI technology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital helps doctors diagnose and treat kids more precisely, while keeping them comfortable with movies, music, and a kid-friendly environment.
In the face of loss, organ donation can turn grief into hope. Learn how donation after circulatory death (DCD) allows families to give the gift of life, bringing comfort and meaning to a loved one’s final moments.
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What is “heart failure”? Heart failure is a clinical diagnosis in which the heart isn’t pushing enough blood forward, due to impaired filling or impaired emptying, to meet the demands of all of the organs. Read More
Would you take your car to a body shop if it needed new brakes? Of course you wouldn’t. Instead you would take your car to a mechanic. Although each profession is trained to work on cars, they each have different training and specializations. The same can be said for cardiologists. Read More
Congenital heart disease refers to abnormalities of the heart which have been present since birth. CHD is the most common birth defect, occurring in about 1 in every 100 births. Read More
You probably know that you need to get your blood lipids, or cholesterol, checked regularly as a way to understand your risk for cardiovascular disease. But you might wonder why your 10 year old needs to have her cholesterol checked. Read More
Transition is a hot topic in the medical field, especially when working with teens. So why is that? And what does that even mean? The teen years are a time of multiple transitions: from child to adult, learner to teacher, dependence to independence. Read More
Today, we expect that most children treated for congenital heart disease will survive to adulthood and lead a full adult life. That means more women with congenital heart disease are interested in pregnancy than ever before. Read More
Heart surgery can be a very scary experience for both parents and children. You most likely have questions about how surgery will affect your child’s everyday life. Here are some of the most common misconceptions – and truths – about heart surgery. Read More
On the latest episode of the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), a fetal surgeon and her surgical fellow discuss a case in which a pregnant woman has had multiple stillbirths. Read More
