Bridging a Neonate With a Single Ventricle to Heart Transplant
February 3, 2023
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Expertise and state-of-the-art technology helped Emme get a new heart at the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
A Gift for Gabriel
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Two-year-old Gabriel Lopez had been hospitalized for more than a year, hooked up to a 200-pound machine. Then, on Christmas Eve, he got the gift of a lifetime.
A Pair of Daring Heart Procedures Save Preemie Alex’s Life
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Combining expertise with ingenuity, a team of cardiovascular specialists fixes a rare heart defect in a premature baby.
The ‘Incredible Saga’ of Charlize’s Heart-Kidney Transplant
February 18, 2021
Follow the ‘incredible saga’ of a teen’s battle with a deadly heart infection—including a rare double-organ transplant.
Two Girls Named Genesis and the Day They Got New Hearts
February 12, 2022
How organ donations and a top-notch pediatric heart care team saved their lives.
Elliott’s Total Eclipse of the Heart
March 15, 2019
On the morning of Aug. 21, 2017, a nurse brought a special gift into 2-year-old Elliott’s room at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: a pair of eclipse glasses. It was the day of the much-anticipated
Billy Becerra and the Unbearable Lightness of Grieving
May 24, 2018
“Have you ever jumped out of an airplane?” You got the wrong guy, buddy. Any points for parasailing? No, none, Billy Becerra says. “That’s nothing compared to skydiving. It’s more like flying. When
Heart—and Eyes—of a Champion
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How Noa outran three heart surgeries—and retinoblastoma