Research & Innovation | Overview
In 1938, Boston Children’s Hospital performed the first surgical repair of a congenital heart defect (CHD). The surgical treatment of a patent ductus arteriosus in a 7-year-old girl made international headlines but it also sparked a mission that continues to this day at the Benderson Family Heart Center: advancing the complex science that underlies the treatment of children and adults with congenital and pediatric acquired heart disease. Through research and innovation, we create new technologies and develop new surgical and non-surgical techniques so that we can best diagnose and care for patients.
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Advancing global health: Using AI to detect heart disease in children
In many low- and middle-income countries, pediatric cardiologists can’t help children with congenital heart conditions because of a critical hurdle. ...Read More about Advancing global health: Using AI to detect heart disease in children
Past patient outcomes could help single-ventricle surgery decisions
When considering whether a child who has a single-ventricle heart defect would benefit more from biventricular repair or the Fontan procedure, heart specialists have lacked ...Read More about Past patient outcomes could help single-ventricle surgery decisions
It’s all in the PV loops: New analytical model could improve circulation assessments before heart surgery
The double-switch operation corrects the congenital reversal of the heart’s ventricles and its two main arteries. It’s a practical way of putting ...Read More about It’s all in the PV loops: New analytical model could improve circulation assessments before heart surgery