Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine Patient Stories

Morgan was born with an ASD — sometimes called a "hole-in-the-heart" — and underwent a less invasive treatment at CHOP's Cardiac Center.

Quinn was diagnosed with a type of coronary artery anomaly called anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) and treated by the Cardiac team at CHOP, giving him a better chance at survival.

Abby was diagnosed with double inlet left ventricle, a severe heart defect, and underwent several surgeries at CHOP's Cardiac Center.

Brie was diagnosed with complete heart block before she was born. Her mother, Ronda, credits the Cardiac Center at CHOP for saving her baby’s life.

Two families with children diagnosed with HLHS find support and friendship through their shared experiences at CHOP's Cardiac Center.

Cardiologists at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia diagnosed Oliver with supraventricular tachycardia when he was 1, then found the right treatment to keep his heart beating normally.

When Diana and Corey learned their unborn baby had tetralogy of Fallot, they came to CHOP's Fetal Heart Program to better understand the diagnosis, develop a birth plan and prepare for their baby’s open heart surgery. 

Diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot at a New Mexico hospital, Matthew was transferred to CHOP's Cardiac Center for surgical treatment and long-term follow-up care.

Born with transposition of the great arteries (TGA), a heart defect, Chase was saved by arterial switch surgery at CHOP — just nine hours after birth.