The following is a summary of “ICU mortality of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect complicated by cardiogenic shock: a retrospective multicentric cohort,” published in the March 2025 ...

World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated every year on March 21 to raise awareness about this congenital disease. Down syndrome ...

Veronica Even expected to bring her newborn, Theodore, home for Christmas. Instead, she watched as he was rushed to Manning ...

Their son had an atrial septal defect, a ventricular septal defect, tricuspid atresia and a hypoplastic right ventricle. In ...

Historical data show the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with congenital heart disease ...

Treatment options include medications, dietary changes, lifestyle adjustments, and in severe cases, surgical correction.

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) has significantly expanded its Z Benefits Package for open-heart surgeries ...

The benefit package for the correction of ventricular septal defect (VSD) — a congenital problem where there is a hole in the wall that separates the two lower chambers of the heart — has also ...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, has commended the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for its planned benefit expansion, particularly ...

Reinforcing its commitment to providing financial protection for cardiovascular health, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it is implementing a significantly ...

Reproduced with permission from [10]. Congenital heart defects can include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of aorta and tetralogy of fallot.