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Oct 22, 2024 | usnews.com | Ben Harder |Anne Roberts |Ruben Castaneda |Bruce L. Gewertz

Learn the presurgery tips that can help improve your recovery, including how to prepare for surgery, what to expect during recovery and how to minimize complications. Ruben Castaneda, Bruce Gewertz and Christine ComizioAug. 7, 2024

May 24, 2023 | health.usnews.com | Ben Harder |Anne Roberts

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Truncus arteriosus. Terms like these speak volumes to the parents of children with severe congenital heart defects. Heart defects occur in about 1 in 100 babies, or about 40,000 U.S. newborns per year. While any such problem can be terrifying, the surgeries required for the most severe defects are particularly risky, and the road to a healthy childhood is especially long.