Toddler Awaits Double Transplant Surgery
Carol O’Brien’s 3½-year-old son Riley visits CHOP every two
weeks while waiting for a heart and lung transplant. Riley was diagnosed with
heterotaxy syndrome and complex congenital heart disease. His doctor, Samuel Goldfarb, was featured in the Courier
Post’s article featuring the O’Brien family.
Posted at 04:27PM Dec 15, 2011
by Juliann Walsh in Cancer |
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Newborn Test Helps Save Child's Life
Newborn baby Brandon is at least the second baby whose critical
heart defect was detected by the newly passed law in NJ which states that pulse
ox tests must be given to all newborns.
The test found a hole in Brandon’s heart and ultimately saved his life.
Aaron Dorfman, Brandon’s cardiologist at CHOP's Children's
Specialty Care Center in Voorhees, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer
article about his case and the new state mandate. “Critical heart defects are
the hardest type to detect with prenatal testing. They are not readily apparent
to the eye after birth,” Dr. Dorfman said.
Posted at 04:25PM Dec 15, 2011
by Juliann Walsh in Cancer |
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