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Congenital Heart Disease

Patient Stories

  • Marina Gray

    Marina Gray

    Marina Gray was born with a congenital heart defect and had been told she probably shouldn't have children. Read Marina's story.

  • John Heinze

    John Heinze

    Climbing the world's largest steel arch bridge proves that John Heinze's heart is now in top condition. Read John's story.

  • Lisa Kirkland

    Lisa Kirkland

    Mayo surgeons fixed her heart 40 years ago. Now Lisa Kirkland, M.D. is a staff physician at the place "that has always been magical in my thoughts." Read Lisa's story.

  • Colter Meinert

    Colter Meinert

    For Colter Meiner, a heart transplant when he was six weeks old offered the chance for a normal life after being born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Read Colter's story.

  • Tony Merriweather

    Tony Merriweather

    Tony Merriweather stays active after heart valve repair at Mayo Clinic. Read Tony's story.

  • Deborah Rothstein

    Deborah Rothstein

    Comprehensive heart care and surgery at Mayo Clinic helped Deborah Rothstein and her husband have a child. Read Deborah's story.

  • Charley Solano

    Charley Solano

    Emergency heart surgery at Mayo Clinic corrects a congenital defect and keeps Charley Solano "raring to go." Read Charley's story.

  • Isabelle Werner

    Isabelle Werner

    Surgery to correct HLHS has given Isabelle Werner a special heart — and she shares it with others. Read Isabelle's story.

  • Faith Westby

    Faith Westby

    Faith Westby shows what is possible with expert medical care and a family who has faith. Read Faith's story.

  • Danny Williams

    Danny Williams

    A stroke at 17? Mayo's treatment allowed Danny Williams to keep playing the sports he loved. Read Danny's story.

  • Jim Wong

    Jim Wong

    Surgery successfully repairs complications from Jim Wong's 40-year-old congenital heart defect. Read Jim's story.

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