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Let’s Talk About Hives in Children
Urticaria (or hives) are common in children, with a lifetime prevalence of about 20 percent. However, since they cause itching ...
Heart Donation Gives Young Man New Life
For the first time in years, Landon Gardner doesn't struggle to breathe when he saddles his horse, Duke. ...
Hope for the Future
As a mom and a nurse in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital newborn intensive care unit, Lisa Taylor can sense ...
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: 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 ...