Cardiac Center News

The Cardiac Center at CHOP has added Reading, PA to its growing list of satellite locations providing care for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart diseases.

The Cardiac Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is leading pioneering research with grants aimed at improving outcomes for children with severe cardiac conditions. These efforts represent a comprehensive approach to advancing cardiac care from prenatal stages through childhood, potentially transforming treatment paradigms.

In this Q&A, Dr. Devlin shares why he pursued pediatric cardiac surgery, his compassionate approach to Heart Warrior families, and what excites him about joining CHOP.

CHOP researchers reported long-term clinical outcomes for the largest single center cohort of individuals who underwent complex reconstructive surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome as newborns. In this cohort, more than 30% survived without a transplant to at least 35 years of age.

Cardiology 2025, the 28th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, was held this year from February 19 to 23 at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Report in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The conference, hosted by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), brought together a dynamic and diverse community of pediatric and congenital cardiovascular professionals and advocates, all united by this year’s theme: Hope, Heal and Learn.

Cardiology 2025, the 28th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, took place from February 19 to 23 at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Report in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The ninth annual Philly Spin-In took place on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, where more than 200 teams made up of 2,000 supporters rode for heart warriors raising funds and awareness for critical cardiac care and research for the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP).

CHOP’s Cardiac Center harnesses new technologies, such as virtual reality, to deliver individualized, patient-specific care.

Heart transplant policies underwent significant changes in 2016 and 2018, altering how hearts are allocated to patients waiting for a transplant. These changes aimed to improve survival rates and outcomes for patients on the transplant waitlist by prioritizing those with the most pressing needs. In a recent study in Circulation, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reviewed the outcomes and found some patient groups benefitted from the allocation updates, while others did not experience the same level of improvement.

Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in collaboration with the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that venous endothelial cells (VECs), a specific type of lung blood vessel cell, can help fix damaged blood vessels in the lungs following lung injury or disease. Their findings were recently published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.