“We were totally surprised,” his mother, Katie, told The Post. Teddy was 2 months old when he was diagnosed with a heart defect called aortic stenosis. New York Presbyterian “It was really ...

“We have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the surgery.” Post-transplant—during which the heart continued to beat during the entire process—a 49-year old who was experiencing end ...

Subsequent post-operative appointments have shown that the woman maintains a low level of cardiac enzyme – something that spikes in typical transplant conditions, indicating heart muscle injury.

According to the 2022 study, 26 pediatric patients with Down syndrome who received heart transplants between 1992 and 2020 had similar rates of survival and post-operative complications to their ...

“We were totally surprised,” Katie told The Post. “It was really scary to have a child who needs pretty immediate open heart surgery — that is certainly something no parent wants to go ...