Medically Reviewed by Jason Ho, MD Winter and spring sports are gearing up for high school and college students. And, where an unknown heart issue is present, this could put your student at risk for cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest can happen quickly and without warning. In fact, it is reported that a young, competitive […]
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 babies born in the United States. “Of those infants affected, approximately 1 in 4 have critical congenital heart disease that requires cardiac surgery within the first year of life,” said Jennifer Whitham, MD, WakeMed Children’s – Pediatric Cardiology. “About 25 percent […]
Strong-willed, compassionate, loving, an animal whisperer: these are the words Gwen Anderson (a mom and WakeMed employee) uses to describe her highly athletic daughter, Savannah Anderson, who began showing horses at the young age of five. “She loves animals,” shares Gwen, “especially her three horses. She is also persistent, so when she sets a goal, […]
Congenital Heart Disease Facts Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the MOST common birth defect affecting one in 100 babies born in the United States. There are approximately one million children and 1.4 million adults with congenital heart disease living today. In the US, diseases of the heart are the #1 cause of mortality in children, […]
FACTS: More than 20% of children will experience at least 1 fainting episode before the end of adolescence. Over 75% of “passing out” is non-cardiac (vasovagal or neurocardiogenic syncope) and the result of our nervous system causing a sudden drop in blood pressure which results is a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain. (Figure […]
Kawasaki disease was first described by Dr. Kawasaki in Japan in 1967. It is an inflammatory disease of the small and medium size blood vessels “vasculitis” throughout the body. Kawasaki disease: most commonly affects children from 1 to 4 years of age can affect younger and older children is most common in children of Asian […]
Facts About Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Congenital heart disease is the MOST common birth defect affecting 1 in 100 babies born in the United States. Of those affected, approximately 1 in 4 infants have critical congenital heart disease (heart defects requiring cardiac surgery within the first year of life). About 25% of infants with CHD […]
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