Congenital Heart Defects Information

Smiling Little Hearts – Hemsundar

by drmani March 29, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Hemsundar’s toothy (or rather, toothless!) grin lights up his face. His father had been driven to distraction, worrying about how he was going to fund the expensive operation his son needed. Thankfully, donors like you came to […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Nithya Priya

by drmani March 28, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 To look at her sweet smile, you wouldn’t be able to tell that Nithya Priya comes from a domestic background that’s deeply disturbed. Her mother, supported by her grandma, struggles to care for her – but simply […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Minitha

by drmani March 21, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Minitha’s parents were nervous about their precious daughter’s health and extremely anxious about her operation. Her atrial septal defect repair, however, was smooth and successful. Today, her mother’s smile of relief matches the joy on her child’s […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Azfik Serjun

by drmani March 15, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Azfik Serjun talks nineteen to the dozen. Our nurses and others on the team were amazed at how this cheerful young boy breezed through surgery to fix his atrial septal defect. Back at home after recovering from […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Vishali

by drmani March 14, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Ventricular Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Vishali is 6 years old, and had her ventricular septal defect operated successfully. The expensive surgery was sponsored by the Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation, through donations from supporters like you. She is now a happy smiling youngster […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Dhanalakshmi

by drmani March 13, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Congenital heart defects affect not only a child, but an entire family. Today, little Dhanalakshmi, as well as her mother and grandmother, are relieved that her heart birth defect is history. The 8 year old girl’s open […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Shanta Devi

by drmani March 7, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 5 year old SHANTA DEVI goes to kindergarden. She’s ALWAYS smiling. When I asked her just before she was wheeled into the OR if she was afraid, she smiled. “No, I’m not!” As she recovers a few […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Abi

by drmani March 6, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Abi just turned five. She’s a quiet child who only occasionally murmurs quietly – but today, she smiled for the camera! Five days back, she had undergone major heart surgery to close an Atrial Septal Defect and […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Swetha

by drmani March 5, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – March 2009 Swetha is 8 years old, is in fifth grade – and weighs a puny 16 kilograms! Her health has been affected by a large defect in her heart, an ASD, causing breathlessness and frequent chest colds. On […]

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Smiling Little Hearts – Jothi

by drmani February 28, 2009 Smiling Little Hearts

Congenital Heart Disease – Atrial Septal Defect – Surgery sponsored by Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation – February 2009 Jothi is 14 years old. But she doesn’t go to school – because she must work in the quarry along with her mother to earn enough money breaking rocks to put food on the table. How could […]

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