Artificial Right Atrium Aims to Bridge Fontan Patients to Transplant
August 9, 2024
A CHLA-led team has received a patent for a first-of-its-kind device for patients with a Fontan circulation.
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How Should Surgeons Approach Heart Transplants in Adults With Fontan Circulations?
July 31, 2023
A CHLA surgeon shares key takeaways from her talk on performing heart transplants in adults with failing Fontan circulation.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Experts Present on the Latest in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Diseases at 25th Annual Cardiology 2022 Conference
August 24, 2022
Cardiology 2022 will feature multiple talks in plenary sessions, presentations in subspecialty breakout sessions and moderated panel discussions that cover every aspect of pediatric and congenital
Emme Got a New Heart—and Made New Friends—at CHLA
November 12, 2021
Expertise and state-of-the-art technology helped Emme get a new heart at the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Teen Receives Historic Heart-Liver Transplant
June 29, 2021
After a rare heart disorder triggered severe liver problems, Mark needed a lifesaving dual organ transplant. Read how 11 hospital teams carried out the intricate procedure, a first at Children’s
Cynthia Herrington, MD - Balancing Life as a Surgeon and a Mom
March 5, 2020
As a congenital heart surgeon, single mom and impassioned “student of diversity,” Cynthia Herrington, MD, encourages us to be kind to ourselves while also going after the things that make us whole.
Could an Artificial Right Atrium Bridge Fontan Patients to Transplant?
February 24, 2020
A novel design from a team led by Cynthia Herrington, MD, gears up for preclinical studies.
A Pioneering Transplant Turns Ruben’s Heart Around (Literally)
February 22, 2019
The new heart was on its way down from the helipad. At the same time, Cynthia Herrington, MD, was carefully removing Ruben’s old heart from his chest. It was a heart she had seen before—she had
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Heart Transplant Program Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence
February 15, 2018
Today the hospital operates one of the nation's leading pediatric heart transplant programs This month, The Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) celebrates the 25 th anniversary
Coleman’s Got Heart
October 28, 2015
When Coleman was just 6 weeks old, he was transported to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for cardiomyopathy left ventricular dysfunction. Ultimately, he received a heart transplant.