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Congenital heart disease screening


Children's National is a leader in research and advocacy in the effort to implement congenital heart disease screening for all newborns.

Nadia’s Story

Nadia at home

Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare heart condition in which the heart muscles are too stiff and can’t relax to fill and pump the correct amount of blood to other parts of the body. For Nadia, this not only meant that her intestine function was compromised, causing nausea and vomiting, but her lungs also had to work in overdrive.

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