FLINT, MI - This Halloween, 10-year-old Luke Martin will dress up as Bluey, his favorite cartoon character — a show he watched endlessly from his hospital bed last fall as he waited for a new heart.

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It ...

One of several findings was the discovery of a group of cells, likely unique to humans, that may help the heart respond to low oxygen levels.

Before he was born, Brooks Klingsporn received a cutting-edge cardiac surgery for a life-threatening fetal heart defect, HLHS ...

Ductal-dependent congenital heart disease involves a problem with the arteries that carry blood out of the heart. It’s usually discovered soon after birth, but medications and treatments can help ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...