Now, after surgeons removed half her heart in a desperately difficult operation, she is astonishing everyone with her progress. The brave two-year-old has survived some of the most complicated ...

part of the Texas Children’s Heart Center in Houston. Her first appointment was in May 2022. Jessica had a “complicated cardiac lesion,” says Dr. Edward Hickey, surgical director of the program. “She ...

The image depicted a half-heart structure floating on the water in front of a cityscape, in which the other half of the heart was ‘completed’ by its reflection in the water. The plaintiff ...

Meet Tobias, a courageous "little heart warrior" who was born with only half a heart. Despite the challenges he's faced from birth Tobias Blackhurst is your typical cheeky, happy and mischievous ...

Born blue due to lack of oxygen — "I looked like a Smurf," she tells PEOPLE — she was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect when she was a few days old. By the time she was 7, she'd had ...

Edward Hickey, surgical director of the program. “She essentially has half a heart,” Hickey explains. “These are some of the most extreme transplants in terms of risk and complexity.

The start of Sunday's St. Elizabeth Healthcare Heart Half and 15K Heart Mini have been delayed by an hour. Races will now begin at 8:30 a.m. Sunday.