Fetal Heart Program Patient Stories

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

Elliot’s heart condition, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), is under control thanks to the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

After undergoing fetal surgery at CHOP for a pericardial teratoma, Tucker became the first baby to survive having a tumor removed from his heart before birth.

After learning that their unborn baby had heterotaxy syndrome and CHD, Alison and Philip turned to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for hope.

LJ was diagnosed before birth with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and treated by CHOP's Fetal Heart Program. Watch his story.

While still in the womb, Natalie's heart was already clogged with calcium. Her parents knew it didn't look good. They sought help from national experts in fetal cardiac conditions at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Abby was diagnosed with double inlet left ventricle, a severe heart defect, and underwent several surgeries at CHOP's Cardiac Center.

Caila was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and treated at CHOP by the Cardiac Center team, which is at the forefront of diagnosing and treating HLHS.

Lily was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and underwent several surgeries at CHOP's Cardiac Center to treat the complex congenital heart defect.

Diagnosed before birth with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Maya received care and life-saving open heart surgery from CHOP's Cardiac Center.