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14-year-old Peorian Doing Well After Double Lung Transplant

Will, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant, had a double lung transplant at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. ...

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Perinatal Behavioral Health Service Provides Support for Heart Patients’ Families

St. Louis Children's Hospital discusses how they provide support to families with for newborn heart patient's families. Learn more. ...

Expert Advice

Medical Animation: Valvular Regurgitation

The heart is a beating muscle that pumps blood throughout the body. Inside the heart, four valves open and shut ...

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Medical Animation: Prenatal Heart Circulation

The heart and circulatory system of a fetus begin to form soon after conception. By the end of the fifth ...

Patient Stories

Providing Hope Through a Continuum of Care

St. Louis Children’s and Washington University Heart Center offers patients and families medical and emotional support. ...

Expert Advice

Medical Animation: Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital heart defect is the term given when one or more defects in the structure of the heart are present ...

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Missouri 5-Month-Old Survives Heart-Lung Transplant

On May 23, cardiologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Heart Center performed the transplant on Jack, making him the youngest ...

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The Importance of Specialized Treatment for Complex Fractures

With his mother being a nurse, Mark Miller, MD, was always intrigued by medicine. He knew from a young age ...

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Neurology and Neurosurgery Programs Nationally Recognized 

St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine gets ranked among America's Best Children's Hospitals in the nation. ...