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2025
October
30,
2025
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08:01 AM
America/Chicago
Every year, approximately 2,000 seemingly healthy people under the age of 25 die from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a tragic statistic that Cook Children's Health Care System is working to change.In recognition of National Sudden Cardiac Arrest …
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2018
July
31,
2018
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10:09 AM
America/Chicago
Heart murmurs.
Parents worry SO much when I hear one in their kiddo's chest and I tell them about it.
But I am here to help you not freak out!
I feel like I need to add "Parental Freak-Out Support and Management" to my …
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2015
August
04,
2015
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10:22 AM
America/Chicago
It’s that time of year again, coaches are pressuring you for your child’s athletic forms and school nurses are sending out letters threatening that your children can’t start school until they have their shots.
School physical …
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2014
December
08,
2014
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14:15 PM
America/Chicago
“So can you see it?”I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this from anxious parents as their child is having his echocardiogram done. In reality, a murmur is something that is heard, not seen.In a normal heart, the …
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