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Ep. 12 - Pediatric Heart Surgery: Treating Little Hearts with Big Problems


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One in 100 babies born in West Virginia are born with some form of congenital heart disease. How do you treat tiny hearts with big problems?

From the Harmony Valve to Preemie PDA Closure, we talk about some truly amazing treatments for these heart conditions with pediatric cardiologist Dr. Alex Verhoeven of the WVU Medicine Children’s Heart Center. Most of these pioneering procedures are minimally invasive and only available at a small group of hospitals, including WVU Medicine Children’s.
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Live Healthy WVBy MetroNews