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View current and past news clips below featuring the Heart Institute at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC patients, programs and staff. Check back for updates.
2013
Kids Find Common Bond, Comfort At Heart Camp
CBS-Pittsburgh (6/14/13)
Events help mom and Boardman boy raise Heart Walk money
Youngstown Vindicator (6/6/13)
Fear of ICD Shock Impairs Sexual Function
Medpage Today (6/4/13)
Bret Michaels concert raises more than $109K for local heart institute
WJAC-TV (5/29/13)
Bret Michaels will perform in DuBois to help raise money for Heart Institute
WJAC-TV (4/29/13)
Charity provides photo memories for families of children in ICU
WTAE-TV (02/12/13)
Luigi's Ristorante raises money for heart institute in Pittsburgh
WJAC-TV (02/12/13)
New Legislation Hopes To Prevent Cardiac Deaths
KDKA-TV, CBS (02/12/13)
Adults Treated for Congenital Heart Disease at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
WPXI-TV, (02/07/13)
2012
Children’s Book Helping Little Girl Share Her Story
CBS (11/8/12)
Transplants provide inspiration for recipient to become medical tech
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (8/15/12)
Transplant Recipient Doing Well in Hospital
Altoona MIrror (5/22/12)
Sanchez’s ‘Little Bro’ Gets Heart
Altoona Mirror (5/19/12)
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
U.S. News & World Report (Healthday) (05/04/12)
2011
Photos from Open Water Swim Challenge
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (7/10/11)
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2009
The art of healing
Pittsburgh Magazine, (4/23/09)
Pitt hires researcher in causes of heart defects
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/22/09)
Husband-wife team leaves NIH to start new medical centers at Pitt
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (4/22/09)
Baby closer to heart transplant, mother says
KATU-TV, (3/2/09)
Projects plant hope for littlest hearts
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/3/09)
Pediatric heart pump was his lifeline
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/1/09)
2008
'Repair kit' for the human heart shows some promise
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (12/01/08)
Heart pump helps children waiting for transplant
U.S. News & World Report (Healthday), (09/30/08)
Toughest kid on the block
Jamestown Post Journal, (07/25/08)
Double heart transplant recipient is games veteran
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (06/04/08)
Woodsfield girl is recovering from heart transplant surgery
WTRF (WV), (04/29/08)
Heart care close to home in Latrobe
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (04/07/08)
Heart pumps for children pass milestone
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (04/04/08)
Children's developing heart pump for toddlers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (04/03/08)
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh developing pediatric heart pump
Pittsburgh Business Times, (04/03/08)
Littlest heart patients get hope from one who's been there
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (3/6/08)
Experimental heart pump awaiting FDA approval
ABC News, (2/21/08)
Transplant patient fights for heart
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (2/21/08)
Heart pump saves boy's life
ABC News Good Morning America (video link), (2/21/08)
'Berlin Heart' gives ill child a chance
KATU-TV (Or) (with video link), (2/21/08)
A Valentine Story
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, (2/19/08)
Colombian hospital looks to Children's to lift level of care
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/6/08)
2007
Family gives thanks for a hearty child
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (11/22/07)
Westmoreland Heart Center gets new office, expanded hours
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (11/7/07)
Heart exams suggested for youth sports
WTAE, (8/31/07)
The Beating Heart
WSOC-TV (North Carolina), (8/31/07)
New clinic helps heart patients
Sharon Herald, (8/18/07)
Team races against the clock
Pittsburgh Business Times, (7/6/07)
Beads Tell a Story: Young cardiac patients collect keepsakes of their string of medical milestones
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (with video link), (6/22/07)
4 transplants form bond at Children’s
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, (6/11/07)
Cell phone GPS finds transplant patient
CBS Early Show (with video link), (5/10/07)
Police locate transplant patient using GPS cell technology
WTAE (with video link), (5/9/07)
Infants in need of heart transplants have more options
WTAE, (4/18/07)
Mismatched hearts save babies' lives
MSNBC/Associated Press (with audio slideshow), (2/12/07)
2006
Device gives injured hearts a rest
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, (10/11/06)
Hearts join over plight of Tibetan children
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (5/5/06)
Device gives young patient's heart time to heal, then function on its own
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/12/06)
2005
New device could help pediatric heart patients
WTAE, (7/28/05)
Retiring pediatrician honored for his camp for kids with heart problems
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (6/18/05)
Heartening news for tiny patients
FOX News/Associated Press, (4/7/05)
How heart is formed in the embryo helps explain congenital heart disease
Medical News Net, (4/7/05)
Heart pumps bring hope to new patients
USA TODAY/Associated Press, (3/12/05)
2004
Five teams working on pumps for kids' hearts
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/29/04)
Last Update
June 17, 2013
June 17, 2013
