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Welcome to the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) page. Mayo Clinic has cared for child and adult patients living with CHD for more than 60 years. With extensive expertise in treating people with rare and common congenital heart defects, our medical specialists provide exactly the care you need. Follow the CHD page and stay up-to-date as we post stories, clinical trials, resources and other useful information to help you and your loved ones along the CHD journey. Post a comment and share your thoughts.
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Coming from a family of science and math Ph.D’s, Elizabeth Stephens, M.D., Ph.D, didn’t initially aspire to becoming a doctor. However, during her sophomore year…
In a career that has spanned nearly four decades, Mayo Clinic cardiovascular surgeon Prasad Krishnan, M.D. has practiced medicine across the globe. Originally from India,…
This is the fourth entry in our blogpost series that describe the different aspects of the Congenital Heart Disease Center's multi-disciplinary model of care. In…
In the following video, Christopher McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. and Naser Ammash, M.D. discuss how to approach stroke risk in Adult Congenital Heart Disease patients.…
In the following video, Alexander Egbe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H, Christopher McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., and Bryan Cannon, M.D., have a broad discussion on arrhythmias and their…
This is the third entry in our blogpost series that describe the different aspects of the Congenital Heart Disease Center's multi-disciplinary model of care. In…
Pulmonary valve regurgitation is a common congenital heart disease condition that occurs in patients with primary congenital pulmonary valve disease that was treated either surgically…
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy has an incidence of one in 500, but has a wide range of ages for when it presents itself. Although it generally presents…
Heidi M. Connolly, MD. gives an overview of assessing an echocardiogram for a patient with congenital heart disease. In this tutorial, Dr. Connolly focuses on primum…
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="656"] Researcher holding vials of extracted DNA[/caption] This is the second entry in our blogpost series that describe the different aspects of…
The Fontan operation is a procedure applied to patients with a single ventricle that results in venous blood from the body being directed into the…
The Mayo Clinic Rochester Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic has recently achieved the accreditation level of ACHA ACHD Accredited Comprehensive Care Center from the Adult…
This is the first in a series of blogposts that describe the different aspects of the Congenital Heart Disease Center's multi-disciplinary model of care.…
Christopher McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. discusses a wide spectrum of disorders, with generic information explaining how a Fontan arrhythmia occurs in the video below.…
Angie Mikkelson was in her mid-20s when she received her heart transplant in 1999. Incorrectly diagnosed with endocardial fibroelastosis at birth, Mikkelson came to…
Tetralogy of Fallot is the combination of four congenital heart abnormalities. Presenting at birth, the four defects affect the structure of the heart. The defects include…
Matthew Makela, three years old, has undergone multiple surgeries in his short life, including two for the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot. Although Makela…
The aortic valve separates the aorta and the left ventricle. A normal valve has three cusps while bicuspid valve has two. Heidi M. Connolly, MD.,…
Mayo Clinic is one of the pioneering centers for congenital cardiac surgery, and the Mayo Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic has cared for more than…
In an article in late April, the topic of preparing for congenital heart disease surgery was explored, detailing all that takes place prior to surgery…
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