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Youngest Heart Recipient at St. Louis Children's Hospital Celebrates 30 Years With Donor Heart
Brett Myers celebrates a huge milestone at the same time St. Louis Children's Hospital also marks an important achievement. ...
Medical Animations: Patent Ductus Arteriosus
The ductus arteriosus is a normal structure in the fetal circulatory system that allows blood to bypass the fetal lungs ...
Medical Animations: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Surgery
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a type of atrial septal defect. It is a small hole that remains open ...
Medical Animations: Ventricular Septal Defect
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a congenital heart defect where there is an opening in the septum between the ...
Medical Animations: Patent Foramen Ovale
The foramen ovale is a natural opening that exists between the right and left atria in the fetal circulatory system ...
Medical Animations: Fetal Circulation - Placental Blood Supply and Capillary Exchange
Watch the video as St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how nutrients are carried in and out of the placenta. Learn ...
Medical Animations: Fetal Circulation - Foramen Ovale and Ductus Arteriosus
Watch the video as St. Louis Children's Hospital explains the two structures that develop in the prenatal heart that allow ...
Medical Animations: Atrial Septal Defect and Ventricular Septal Defect
Two of the more common congenital disorders are ventricular septal defects and atrial septal defects, or VSD and ASD, respectively ...
Teenagers: Eat, Sleep, Repeat
As teenagers’ brains develop, they need nutritious food and sound sleep to grow into healthy adults. ...