Cardiac Center News

A research team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Cardiac Center was awarded more than $646,000 over three years by Additional Ventures, a nonprofit foundation that funds research to cure single ventricle heart disease.

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

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) program has awarded Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), as part of a 9-institution team led by Carnegie Mellon University, a four-year award of up to $39.3 million to speed development of data-driven tools that identify the root cause of low fetal oxygen, improve detection accuracy and guide interventions during labor.

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.