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Study Sheds Light on Deadly Gastrointestinal Disease in Infants Born with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Infants born with complex congenital heart disease are not only at risk for serious heart-related complications, but also for developing a deadly bowel disease, regardless of the type of surgical intervention they receive for their heart.
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Fung Wexner Award Supports International Tissue Bank for Congenital Heart Disease Samples
In 2007, Hong Kong businessman William Fung and central Ohio community leader Abigail Wexner established a fund to foster international exchange in congenital heart disease.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When you or your child are diagnosed with a heart condition you are sure to have questions. Our experts answer some of the most commonly asked questions about heart disease.
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High-Risk Pregnancy & Reproductive Health
Although most women with congenital heart disease can successfully carry a pregnancy, some are at substantial risk.
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Patient Education Series
The ACHD Patient Education Series focuses on issues that face adolescent and adults with congenital heart disease and provides valuable information from the country's leading experts.
Meet Our Team
Learn more about director Curt Daniels, MD, and his team of experts in the Adolescent & Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program.
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ACHD Outcomes
Our priority is to provide quality care and outcomes through a multi-specialty approach of expert clinical evaluation and treatment, research and education for every patient every day.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Designated OptumHealth Center of Excellence for Congenital Heart Disease
Nationwide Childrens Hospital has been designated an OptumHealth Center of Excellence for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), joining 14 other such centers in the U.S.The OptumHealth CHD Centers of Excellence network of elite CHD programs was developed by identifying "best practice" CHD programs
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Transition Program Aims to Provide Life-Long Cardiac Care for Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) – being born with a heart defect – is the most common birth defect in the United States affecting one out of every 120 babies. Because of major advances in medical and surgical care, more than 90 percent of these patients are living into adulthood.
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New Mouse Model Helps Explain Gene Discovery in Congenital Heart Disease
Scientists now have clues to how a gene mutation discovered in families affected with congenital heart disease leads to underdevelopment of the walls that separate the heart into four chambers.