Cutting Edge Innovations in Heart Care Help Kids in Our Own Backyard

Lisa learned at 22 weeks pregnant that her son had a set of serious congenital heart defects called Truncus Arteriosus, Aortic Arch Interruption and ventricular septal defect (VSD). Knowing very little about the CHD world at that point, she set…

City Call Program Links Community Hospitals and Children’s Heart Center

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology’s City Call Program was pioneered more than 25 years ago by retired pediatric cardiologist Robert Campbell, MD, and his partners to serve as a gateway between Georgia's many hospitals and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The…

Realizing What’s Important in Life, on Father’s Day and Every Day

When Sienna’s parents look back on her two short years as a heart warrior, one word comes to mind: Resilience. During Shannon’s pregnancy, a prenatal echocardiogram showed that Sienna possibly had Coarctation of the Aorta (COA), which was confirmed immediately…

There’s Always a Place for Gratitude

When Jason and Caroline set off for the hospital to give birth to their son, they were thinking mostly of the normal things: how they’d handle feeding, what he’d wear when he came home from the hospital and the logistics…

Becoming Part of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Family

Before Shemeka became an employee at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology, her daughter Zyion was a patient. The care they received at one of the most stressful times of their lives convinced Shemeka that Children’s was much more than a…

8 Ways Nutrition Can Help Prevent Heart Disease

There may be some confusion when we discuss ways to prevent heart disease through nutrition. We believe we have to eat perfectly, but what really matters is paying attention and working on adding the better choices in, so the not-so-great…

Aorta and Vascular Program Treats Kids with Rare Blood Vessel Diseases

The Aorta and Vascular Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology follows children and young adults with blood vessel diseases, which can involve vessels that are too large, too small or twisted. The program helps coordinate multidisciplinary patient care to…