Articles tagged with 'national heart month' | Checkup Newsroom

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 …

By Ashley AntleThe newest generation of imaging tools and technology at Cook Children’s Medical Center’s three-dimensional lab for the planning and printing of congenital heart disease (3D aPPROaCH Lab) makes it possible for cardiac surgeons to see, …

“I’m so tough, not even a broken heart can stop me.” Those are words Tony and Ashlea Peña hope their daughter Sydni will always live by. Sydni is an energetic toddler with a warrior spirit. She loves to run, jump, and spend …