GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Anyone with four kids usually has their hands full and Roseli Quakkelaar is no exception. But on top of the usual school and extracurricular schedules, she’s also ...

A new type of surgically implanted pump that can support a child's failing heart has passed the first stage of human testing in a recent trial. A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help ...

Ductal-dependent congenital heart disease involves a problem with the arteries that carry blood out of the heart. It’s usually discovered soon after birth, but medications and treatments can help ...

Acyanotic heart disease is a type of congenital heart defect that causes abnormal blood flow. It can range from mild to severe. Babies with the condition can seem out of breath and fatigued.

Doctors are thinking differently about what drives cardiovascular issues. It’s no longer just about blood pressure and cholesterol. By Nina Agrawal Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...