SINCE the advent of open-heart surgery ventricular septal defects have become a surgically correctable anomaly. Surgeons, in their understandable enthusiasm, have recommended early repair of these ...

Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy.

Among these, a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD, a hole in the wall separating the heart's lower chambers, accounts for about 20 percent of all congenital cardiac defects. A VSD is a gap in the ...

These four parts together cause her heart to need a surgical repair. One big part is what we call a VSD, a hole in the bottom part of the heart. The second big part is pulmonary stenosis ...

A young girl from Niskayuna, born with seven heart defects, is preparing for another surgery this year. Her family is ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for open heart surgeries to almost P1 million and also launched a new benefit package for heart valve repair and ...

An 11-month-old baby born with a life-threatening hole in his heart was saved by a cutting-edge hybrid procedure performed at ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has expanded its Z Benefits Package for open-heart surgeries and ...