Cardiac Interstage Monitoring and Management Program Patient Stories

Born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Thomas had a 50% chance of making it to his first reconstructive heart surgery. CHOP helped him beat those odds.

A routine video visit with CHOP’s innovative Cardiac Interstage Monitoring and Management Program leads to lifesaving care for a newborn with heart disease.

Michael, 5, is meeting all his developmental milestones after surgeries for a severe heart defect. He was closely monitored by the Cardiac Kids Developmental Follow-up Program at CHOP.

Francis was born with HLHS, a severe heart defect. After the first two of a staged series of three heart reconstruction procedures, he is doing well.

Jeremy was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). After a series of three reconstructive surgeries, he’s now an outgoing 5-year-old.

A series of surgical procedures at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia corrected Brynn’s rare combination of heart defects.

Emmett, 1, is a cheerful baby. Treatment from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is helping him overcome a single ventricle heart defect and chylothorax.