A Series of Rare Heart Surgeries Saved Angelique Garcia
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 23 -- Children's Hospital Los Angeles issued the following news release:
Even before Angelique Garcia was born, doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) knew she had a severe form of congenital heart disease called complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC), thanks to a prenatal echocardiogram by CHLA cardiologist Jay Pruetz, MD.
In a normal heart, there are four distinct walled chambers with valves that act as one-way doors to . . .
Lorenzo Benet, CHLA director of media relations, 323/361-8423, lbenet@chla.usc.edu
Even before Angelique Garcia was born, doctors at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) knew she had a severe form of congenital heart disease called complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC), thanks to a prenatal echocardiogram by CHLA cardiologist Jay Pruetz, MD.
In a normal heart, there are four distinct walled chambers with valves that act as one-way doors to . . .