Every year, 100,000 babies don't make it to their first birthday because of CHD.
Heart Warrior of the Week
Aida Carrillo Aragón | Heart Warrior of the Week
My name is Aida, I am 23-years old-and I live in Barcelona. Almost one year ago I had open heart surgery after I had a fainting spell. After many tests they detected a 5 cm aneurysm in the ascending aorta. When they opened my chest they saw no underlying condition...
Marina Puhalj | Heart Warrior of the Week
Our Heart Warrior of the Week is an adult CHD survivor by the name of Marina Puhalj! Marina is 17 years old and is living with unicuspid aortic stenosis and an aortic aneurysm which she was diagnosed with sometime after her birth. Marina has undergone two balloon valvuloplasties to widen...
Derek Ray Owens | Heart Warrior of the Week
Derek was born on March 12th, 1991 with a bicuspid aortic valve, he also developed an aortic aneurysm later in life along with endocarditis (vegetation-like growth on the heart. He currently has a bovine valve and a pacemaker. Derek is unaware if he was diagnosed in utero, but his condition...
