Today is Heart Awareness Month! While heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, some of the smallest hearts can have some of the biggest problems, as one in 120 babies is born each year with a heart defect.
Today, many teenagers and young adults are breaking new ground as survivors of heart defects that were once lethal in infancy. These survivors are inspiring examples of the advances in cardiology research and care, with many treatments and procedures pioneered at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Read more at http://tinyurl.com/au4myy7.
To support the Cardiac Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and to get more information, visit www.iheartchop.org.
Source: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and www.reuters.com
Photo Credit: www.iheartchop.org/
