TGA Research Project Heart issued a grant in December of 2018 to fund Dr. Jackie Shuplock and Dr. Ann Kavanaugh’s fetal research on d-Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA). TGA …

This post is written and originally posted on Heart Savvy Momma. Heart Savvy Momma was created by Erica Thayer, co-founder of Project Heart. Heart Surgery day The day that has been looming …

You found yourself asking “How does my heart work?” Well, your heart is singularly amazing. It beats 115,000 times every day, moving more than 2,000 gallons of blood through your …

HRHS Explained  HRHS stands for Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome. It occurs when the right side of the heart is underdeveloped. It disrupts the normal flow of blood in the heart …

Moonshot  In May of 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech stating that America was going to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. …

HLHS Explained  HLHS stands for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. It is a part of the 25% of critical congenital heart defects and requires life saving surgeries in the early days …

Down Syndrome Data Down syndrome is and continues to be the most common chromosomal disorder in America. It is a genetic condition and is caused by a partial or full …

CHD Research? Congenital Heart Disease is the world’s most common birth defect. Approximately 40,000 babies are born with CHD in the United States alone. Every. Year. That’s over 1.35 million …

Creators of the BT Shunt  The BT shunt stands for the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, often referred solely as the Blalock-Taussig shunt. It is named after those who helped create it — …