Imaging Center for Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect. Many children born with congenital heart disease will need imaging procedures to help doctors treat their specific problem. Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, opened an imaging center designed for infants and children with congenital heart disease. Watch doctors from Children’s National Medical Center and NHLBI scientists discuss how this center will improve doctors’ ability to diagnose and treat children with congenital heart disease. This video is by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Learn more: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nih_nhlbi Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nhlbi

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood disorders and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.

Core Mission Areas

The Science

Discover the goals, challenges, and initiatives that have shaped and will continue to shape prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for the NHLBI’s scientific focus areas.

Clinical Trials

NHLBI-funded clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. The NHLBI is also focused on management and oversight of these trials.