Cardiac Center News

CHOP researchers report a 12-week home exercise program boosted fitness in Friedreich’s ataxia; biggest gains when paired with an energy supplement.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) held a check presentation highlighting a $10 million giving commitment by NRG to the Cardiac Center at CHOP through the company’s Choose to Give program.

In this Q&A, Dr. Shaw discusses his approach to clinical care, his professional inspiration, and what to expect from CHOP’s Biventricular Repair Program.

CHOP's new standard of care detects high blood pressure in young children earlier, so proactive treatment can protect long-term heart, brain and kidney health.

Cardiology 2026, the 29th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, was held Feb 25–Mar 1, 2026, in Scottsdale, AZ. Hosted by CHOP, the five-day meeting drew 800 attendees, featured 170 faculty, highlighted 200 abstracts, and included lively well attended sessions with TED style plenaries.

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report that adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who took mavacamten had reduced outflow obstruction and improved blood flow — results presented at ACC and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Rebecca Josowitz, MD, PhD has been named a recipient of the prestigious William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

Demonstrating a continued commitment to providing convenient care for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disease in New Jersey, the Cardiac Center at CHOP will open a new outpatient location in Somerset, NJ in April 2026.

On March 7-8, 2026, hundreds of supporters came together for the 10th annual Philly Spin-In, the Cardiac Center’s largest annual fundraiser. Together, participants raised more than $1.38M to advance pediatric cardiac care and research for children with heart disease. Since its founding, Philly Spin-In has generated more than $8.1 million to drive breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes of pediatric heart disease.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced that Susan C. Nicolson, MD, an attending anesthesiologist in CHOP’s Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, received the 2026 Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) Lifetime Achievement Award.