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Two CHOP Teams Awarded Funds to Study Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease

Mar 24, 2023

Two research teams in CHOP’s Cardiac Center have been awarded research grants to study single ventricle congenital heart disease.

The Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Hosts the 26th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Mar 22, 2023

Cardiac Center researchers present their findings at Cardiology 2023 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Annual Party on a Bike, the Philly Spin-In, Raises More Than $1.1 M for the Cardiac Center

Mar 14, 2023

On Sunday, March 12, hundreds of patient families, friends, clinicians, donors, and sponsors rode for little hearts at the seventh annual Philly Spin-In benefiting Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Cardiac Center.

A Q&A with Dr. Callahan, Medical Director of CHOP’s Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Program

Feb 6, 2023

Dr. Callahan discusses his interest in PVS and his hopes for CHOP’s new program.

CHOP Researchers Show Serotonin Can Contribute to Heart Valve Disease

Jan 18, 2023

Researchers in CHOP’s Pediatric Heart Valve Center have found that the neurotransmitter serotonin can adversely affect the heart’s mitral valve, contributing to a heart disease known as degenerative mitral regurgitation.

CHOP-led Study Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe for Children with a History of MIS-C

Jan 3, 2023

An NIH-funded study showed those with a history of MIS-C had mild reactions to the vaccine, with no diagnosis of myocarditis or recurrent MIS-C.

Q&A with Dr. Matthew O’Connor

Dec 15, 2022

Meet Matthew O’Connor, MD, Medical Director of the Heart Failure and Transplant Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

CHOP Heart Moms Offer Insights About Cardiology 2022

Nov 11, 2022

Members of the Cardiac Center’s Family Advisory Council share their main takeaways after attending Cardiology 2022.

The Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Hosts the 25th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Nov 10, 2022

Cardiac Center researchers present their findings at Cardiology 2022 in Huntington Beach, California.

SEHA Hospitals, in Collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, to Host the 1st International Middle East Fetal-Neonatal Cardiovascular Disease Conference

Nov 2, 2022

The conference is held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and in collaboration with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH).

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