A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis — inflammation of the heart muscle — at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a new ...

Many adolescent and young adults with advanced heart disease want to be actively involved in decisions about their care, a new survey shows. But often the parents of these patients prefer to face ...

The American Heart Association has issued its first scientific treatment statement for pediatric cardiomyopathy, a rare disorder affecting the structure of the heart muscle that can lead to heart ...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berlin Heart Inc. announced they have completed the Post Approval Surveillance for the EXCOR ® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device, a requirement of the Post ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The American Heart Association has issued its first scientific treatment statement for pediatric cardiomyopathy, a rare disorder affecting the structure of the heart muscle that can ...

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the first in Canada to issue guidelines aimed at helping primary care and emergency physicians, as well as specialists, recognize and manage heart failure in ...

A newly published national study by the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers shows that "parental impact and family functioning" become ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A teen from Brooklyn Heights underwent the first heart transplant ever performed at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone. Maz Zisan, 18, was diagnosed with end-stage heart ...

Other signs of potential FH include yellowish fatty collections called xanthomas seen under the skin; around the eyes; or at the back of the hands, palms, or soles or a gray ring called a corneal ...

Find out how childhood weight loss can lower adult coronary heart disease risk and improve long-term heart health.