Defects

>> ONCE AN INFANT HAS AN ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE, THE NEXT CHALLENGE IS TO INITIATE FEEDS. AND THAT'S A CHALLENGE. >> IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO DO THE CLOSURE SURGERY....

>> IN THE SHORT-TERM I DON'T THINK FAMILIES WORRY ABOUT THE APPEARANCE BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT THE BABY TO SURVIVE AND DO WELL. WELL, LONG-TERM I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO...

>> HI, MY NAME IS SHABNAM PEYVANDI. I'M ONE OF THE THIRD-YEAR CARDIOLOGY FELLOWS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA AND I'M HERE AT CARDIOLOGY 2012 IN...

>> HI MY NAME IS JACK RYCHIK. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE FETAL HEART PROGRAM AT THE CARDIAC CENTER OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA. THIS YEAR AT OUR CARDIOLOGY...

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JACK RYCHIK. I'M A PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA. I'M ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF OUR NEW SINGLE VENTRICLE...

>> JASON IS 12 YEARS OLD. LIKE MANY BOYS HIS AGE, HE'S PREOCCUPIED WITH GRADES AND SPORTS AND MUSIC. BUT UNLIKE MOST KIDS, JASON HAS LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE WITH A CONGENITAL HEART...

>> A GENERATION AGO, THE FUTURE FOR CHILDREN WITH SINGLE VENTRICLE DEFECTS WAS UNCHARTED TERRITORY. TODAY, DOCTORS CAN GIVE FAMILIES A ROADMAP OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM BEFORE BIRTH TO...

>> STOSH'S MOTHER, KATRINA, LEARNED HER BABY HAD A SINGLE VENTRICLE DEFECT JUST 16 WEEKS INTO HER PREGNANCY. >> CARE FOR OUR PATIENT WITH SINGLE VENTRICLE TYPE OF...

>> TODAY AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR BABIES LIKE STOSH TO BE BORN. THIS IS THE GARBOSE FAMILY SPECIAL DELIVERY UNIT, THE...

>> FROM THE SPECIAL DELIVERY UNIT, THE NEWBORN IS TAKEN TO THE CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT JUST STEPS AWAY FROM HIS MOTHER'S ROOM. THE CICU AT CHOP IS AMONG THE LARGEST AND MOST...