Pediatric Cardiology Patient Stories

The University of Maryland Children's Heart Program treats patients with all forms of congenital heart disease. Most patients are treated as children, but more and more, physicians are also treating adult patients who have lived with congenital heart conditions.

• ALCAPA Heart Patient Ari Barrier
• Family Thanks Cardiology Team
• In Utero Diagnosis Results in Proper Cardiac Care
• Once Discovered, ALCAPA Heart Condition Is Quickly Repaired
• Congenital Heart Defect Caught Early
• Four Open Heart Surgeries Repair Tetralogy of Fallot
• Heart Transplant Recipient Returns to Normal Teenage Life
• Overcoming Pulmonary Valve Stenosis to be a Gymnast
• Prenatal Care Identifies Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome
• Six Operations Lead to a Healthy Life
• Specialized Treatment for a Complex Diagnosis
• Young Heart Patient Dreams of Being a Scientist