Heart Center – In the News
View current news clips below featuring Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Heart Center patients, programs and staff. Check back often for continued updates.
March 2008
Littlest heart patients get hope from one who's been there
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (3/6/08)
February 2008
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)
Children's Hospital Heart Center continues to expand outreach efforts to increase access to quality care for more patients
Pittsburgh Business Times, (2/14/08)
Colombian hospital looks to Children's to lift level of care
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2/6/08)
November 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)
August 2007
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)
July 2007
Team races against the clock
Pittsburgh Business Times, (7/6/07)
June 2007
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)
May 2007
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)
April 2007
Infants in need of heart transplants have more options
WTAE, (4/18/07)
February 2007
Mismatched hearts save babies' lives
MSNBC/Associated Press (with audio slideshow), (2/12/07)
Doctors explore use of mismatched hearts
CBS News/Associated Press, (2/12/07)
October 2006
Device gives injured hearts a rest
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, (10/11/06)
May 2006
Hearts join over plight of Tibetan children
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (5/5/06)
April 2006
Device gives young patient's heart time to heal, then function on its own
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/12/06)
July 2005
New device could help pediatric heart patients
WTAE, (7/28/05)
Heart pumps bring hope to tiniest heart patients
NEPA News/Associated Press, (7/27/05)
June 2005
Retiring pediatrician honored for his camp for kids with heart problems
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (6/18/05)
April 2005
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)
March 2005
Heart pumps bring hope to new patients
USA TODAY/Associated Press, (3/12/05)
April 2004
Five teams working on pumps for kids' hearts
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (4/29/04)
