{"id":23250,"date":"2026-02-11T14:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/?p=23250"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:37:27","slug":"helping-heart-patients-thrive-at-lucile-packard-childrens-hospital-stanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lpfch.org\/es\/impact-stories\/helping-heart-patients-thrive-at-lucile-packard-childrens-hospital-stanford\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayudando a los pacientes card\u00edacos a prosperar en el Lucile Packard Children&#039;s Hospital Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">En<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">el<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanfordchildrens.org\/en\/services\/heart-center.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Centro de Cardiolog\u00eda Infantil Betty Irene Moore<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Una atenci\u00f3n excepcional no es una meta, sino una garant\u00eda. Entonces, \u00bfhacia d\u00f3nde nos dirigimos? Nuestros m\u00e9dicos, cirujanos y cient\u00edficos de primer nivel tienen el ambicioso objetivo de curar las cardiopat\u00edas cong\u00e9nitas (CC) en\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">este<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0generaci\u00f3n.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">En honor al Mes del Coraz\u00f3n en Estados Unidos, echemos un vistazo a los avances cl\u00ednicos y de investigaci\u00f3n logrados en Stanford Medicine Children&#039;s Health desde febrero pasado, todos impulsados por nuestra generosa comunidad de donantes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">M\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la supervivencia<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Durante los primeros 75 a\u00f1os de la atenci\u00f3n card\u00edaca pedi\u00e1trica, el objetivo era simple: la supervivencia. En la d\u00e9cada de 1950, un beb\u00e9 nacido con un defecto card\u00edaco grave ten\u00eda tan solo 1% de probabilidades de llegar a la edad adulta. Hoy, gracias a la innovaci\u00f3n incansable, esa cifra ha ascendido a m\u00e1s de 90%.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aunque celebramos esta victoria, nos enfrentamos a un nuevo desaf\u00edo. Sobrevivir no significa que un ni\u00f1o est\u00e9 prosperando. Muchos de nuestros pacientes enfrentan obst\u00e1culos de por vida: m\u00faltiples reoperaciones, riesgo de rechazo del \u00f3rgano, limitaciones f\u00edsicas del coraz\u00f3n reparado y diferencias en el desarrollo neurol\u00f3gico y el aprendizaje.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Para garantizar\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">cada\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Para que los ni\u00f1os con cardiopat\u00eda cong\u00e9nita (CC) alcancen la mejor salud posible, hemos reunido un equipo excepcional. En el hospital, los m\u00e9dicos atienden a los ni\u00f1os con enfoques quir\u00fargicos innovadores y un apoyo integral inigualable. Mientras tanto, en el laboratorio, los cient\u00edficos trabajan para descubrir las causas gen\u00e9ticas de la CC. Juntos, podemos encontrar nuevos tratamientos y, pronto, una cura.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><section class=\"component component-cta impact-story-cta full-width-cta  no-image scheme-purple\" >\n  <div class=\"module-container\">\n    <div class=\"component-cta-container\">\n      <div class=\"component-cta-wrapper\">\n        <h2 class=\"component-cta-title\">\n          Construya corazones m\u00e1s sanos\n        <\/h2>\n\n                  <p class=\"component-cta-description\">\n            Apoye el futuro de la atenci\u00f3n card\u00edaca pedi\u00e1trica con un regalo. \n          <\/p>\n        \n        <div class=\"component-cta-buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/heart\/?campaign=684853\"\n       class=\"component-cta-button btn btn-white\"      title=\"Haz un regalo\" >\n      Haz un regalo\n  \n  <\/a>\n                        \n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Donde la esperanza se encuentra con la innovaci\u00f3n: la historia de Hazel\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">El Moore Children&#039;s Heart Center es conocido como un lugar de esperanza, donde los m\u00e9dicos no aceptan un &quot;no&quot; por respuesta y buscan tratamientos que otros consideran imposibles. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/impact-stories\/hazel-receives-a-second-chance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Color avellana<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">Por ejemplo, Hazel naci\u00f3 con una rara y compleja combinaci\u00f3n de defectos card\u00edacos llamada Tetralog\u00eda de Fallot (TdF). A las tres semanas de vida, los m\u00e9dicos locales de Hazel les dijeron a sus padres que no pod\u00edan hacer nada m\u00e1s y la enviaron a casa para recibir cuidados paliativos. Un amigo de un amigo les sugiri\u00f3 que probaran en Stanford Medicine Children&#039;s Health.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Al escuchar la historia de Hazel, el Dr. Michael Ma, Jefe de Cirug\u00eda Card\u00edaca Pedi\u00e1trica, supo que pod\u00eda ayudar. Realiz\u00f3 una unifocalizaci\u00f3n cardiopulmonar, una cirug\u00eda en la que el Dr. Frank Hanley fue pionero en Stanford. Pero primero, el Dr. Ma mape\u00f3 el coraz\u00f3n de Hazel con un <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/med.stanford.edu\/ctsurgery\/about-the-department\/news\/2025\/providing-exemplary-heart-transplant-care.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">modelo 3D personalizado<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014su enfoque \u00fanico que promete mejorar la planificaci\u00f3n quir\u00fargica para defectos card\u00edacos complejos aqu\u00ed y en todo el mundo.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"no-caption\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_23252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23252\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23252 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-300x284.png\" alt=\"Infant heart patient in a hospital bed during treatment, covered with blankets.\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-300x284.png 300w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-13x12.png 13w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-575x545.png 575w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4.png 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hazel recibi\u00f3 tratamiento por defectos card\u00edacos complejos y ahora es una ni\u00f1a sana y feliz.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hoy,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/impact-stories\/hazel-receives-a-second-chance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hazel es una ni\u00f1a feliz<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Alcanzando hitos como gatear, caminar y bailar. \u00bfY lo mejor de todo? Su funci\u00f3n card\u00edaca es normal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aprovechar la IA para ni\u00f1os con cardiopat\u00eda cong\u00e9nita:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Otro sello distintivo de Stanford Medicine Children&#039;s Health es la combinaci\u00f3n de colaboraci\u00f3n e innovaci\u00f3n para mejorar la atenci\u00f3n a ni\u00f1os con cardiopat\u00edas complejas. A la vanguardia de esta labor se encuentra el Dr. Shreyas Vasanawala, Jefe de Divisi\u00f3n de Radiolog\u00eda Pedi\u00e1trica, l\u00edder en el uso de la inteligencia artificial para el diagn\u00f3stico de algunos de los trastornos infantiles m\u00e1s complejos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Con su avanzada tecnolog\u00eda de resonancia magn\u00e9tica, el Dr. Vasanawala y sus colegas ahora pueden detectar complicaciones que de otro modo podr\u00edan permanecer ocultas, brindando a los equipos de atenci\u00f3n la informaci\u00f3n que necesitan para actuar r\u00e1pidamente y guiar el tratamiento.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">En un caso reciente, la tecnolog\u00eda detect\u00f3 una complicaci\u00f3n previamente indetectable en un reci\u00e9n nacido con cardiopat\u00eda, lo que permiti\u00f3 a los cirujanos reparar el problema. Momentos como este ilustran c\u00f3mo la innovaci\u00f3n fortalece el diagn\u00f3stico, fundamenta las decisiones cl\u00ednicas y ayuda a m\u00e1s ni\u00f1os a recuperarse y regresar a casa con sus familias.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"no-caption\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_23253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23253\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23253 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-300x284.png\" alt=\"Physician standing in a pediatric imaging room next to an MRI scanner, with medical equipment and a colorful mural in the background.\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-300x284.png 300w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-13x12.png 13w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-575x545.png 575w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5.png 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Dr. Shreyas Vasanawala, Jefe de Divisi\u00f3n de Radiolog\u00eda Pedi\u00e1trica, es l\u00edder en el uso de inteligencia artificial para ayudar a diagnosticar algunos de los trastornos infantiles m\u00e1s complejos.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Atenci\u00f3n integral para ni\u00f1os con diferencias de aprendizaje\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Los ni\u00f1os con cardiopat\u00eda cong\u00e9nita tienen aproximadamente\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-defects\/data\/index.html#cdc_data_surveillance_section_4-illness-and-disability\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">50% tienen m\u00e1s probabilidades de recibir servicios de educaci\u00f3n especial<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014por diferencias de desarrollo, comportamiento y aprendizaje\u2014 en comparaci\u00f3n con aquellos sin defectos cong\u00e9nitos. La Asociaci\u00f3n Americana del Coraz\u00f3n recomienda que todo ni\u00f1o con cardiopat\u00eda cong\u00e9nita o que se haya sometido a una cirug\u00eda card\u00edaca durante el primer a\u00f1o de vida reciba apoyo continuo para su desarrollo cognitivo, social y emocional. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dirigido por la Dra. Kate Ryan, nuestro\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanfordchildrens.org\/en\/services\/cardiac-neurodevelopmental.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Programa de desarrollo neurol\u00f3gico card\u00edaco<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> es uno de los pocos <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cl\u00ednicas integrales de neurodesarrollo en la Costa Oeste que ofrecen servicios a medida que nuestros pacientes crecen. Impulsado por el apoyo de donantes, el programa tiene la oportunidad de cambiar la vida de innumerables pacientes card\u00edacos. Debido a los recursos limitados, el Dr. Ryan solo puede atender a una peque\u00f1a fracci\u00f3n de los m\u00e1s de 900 pacientes elegibles. La filantrop\u00eda podr\u00eda reescribir esa historia. &quot;No basta con estar vivo&quot;, dice el Dr. Ryan. &quot;Los ni\u00f1os necesitan...\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">vivir<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.&quot;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">La Iniciativa BASE: Dise\u00f1ando el fin de las enfermedades card\u00edacas<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">El sue\u00f1o de ayudar a cada ni\u00f1o a prosperar es exactamente la raz\u00f3n por la que lanzamos el\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/med.stanford.edu\/base.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Iniciativa de Ciencia e Ingenier\u00eda B\u00e1sicas (BASE)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Con el apoyo de un regalo transformador de\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/press-release\/gordon-and-betty-moore-make-50-million-gift-to-lucile-packard-childrens-hospital-stanford-to-advance-care-and-research-for-pediatric-heart-disease\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gordon y Betty Moore<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuestro equipo BASE est\u00e1 trabajando para hacer de la cardiopat\u00eda cong\u00e9nita una enfermedad del pasado.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">El genetista Jesse Engreitz, PhD, est\u00e1 creando un atlas completo sobre el desarrollo del coraz\u00f3n. Al identificar las variantes gen\u00e9ticas exactas que causan defectos card\u00edacos, est\u00e1 allanando el camino para terapias g\u00e9nicas curativas. El bi\u00f3logo del desarrollo Casey Gifford, PhD, y el inform\u00e1tico Xiaojie Qiu, PhD, utilizan organoides card\u00edacos y embriones virtuales en 3D para predecir defectos card\u00edacos incluso antes del nacimiento. Su trabajo busca interrumpir estos defectos en el \u00fatero, cambiando el paradigma de la reparaci\u00f3n a la prevenci\u00f3n total.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bioingeniero\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/stories\/2025\/04\/mark-skylar-scott-on-3d-printing-human-organs\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mark Skylar-Scott, doctor<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Est\u00e1 convirtiendo la ciencia ficci\u00f3n en realidad con su ambicioso proyecto de impresi\u00f3n 3D de un coraz\u00f3n humano utilizando las propias c\u00e9lulas del paciente. Los beb\u00e9s y ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os que reciben un trasplante de coraz\u00f3n acaban necesitando un segundo o incluso un tercer trasplante, ya que los corazones de los donantes no crecen. El Dr. Skylar-Scott planea resolver este problema \u2014y hacer obsoleta la amenaza del rechazo de \u00f3rganos\u2014 mediante la bioimpresi\u00f3n de corazones que crecen.\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">con<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0ni\u00f1os.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">En una importante\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/med.stanford.edu\/news\/all-news\/2025\/12\/top-advancements-2025.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Avance de 2025<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">El laboratorio de la Dra. Skylar-Scott desarroll\u00f3 una forma de dise\u00f1ar e imprimir \u201c\u00e1rboles vasculares\u201d complejos (la intrincada red de vasos sangu\u00edneos necesaria para mantener vivo un \u00f3rgano) hasta 200 veces m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que los m\u00e9todos anteriores.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"no-caption\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_23254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23254\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23254 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-300x284.png\" alt=\"Researcher in a white lab coat standing in a laboratory workspace with lab equipment and storage shelves in the background.\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-300x284.png 300w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-13x12.png 13w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-575x545.png 575w, http:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3.png 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Dr. Mark Skylar-Scott lidera los esfuerzos para imprimir en 3D un coraz\u00f3n humano.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Una asociaci\u00f3n para el futuro<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Para cuidar a los ni\u00f1os con las enfermedades card\u00edacas m\u00e1s complejas se necesitan socios filantr\u00f3picos que se nieguen a aceptar el status quo. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Estamos agradecidos con nuestra comunidad de donantes compasivos y con visi\u00f3n de futuro que permite a los cient\u00edficos realizar grandes proyectos y, al mismo tiempo, proporciona servicios de apoyo integrales que toda familia necesita.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Al celebrar el Mes del Coraz\u00f3n en Estados Unidos, le invitamos a unirse a nosotros. Ya sea ampliando nuestros programas cl\u00ednicos o impulsando a nuestros cient\u00edficos de BASE, su colaboraci\u00f3n convierte lo imposible en realidad. Juntos, no solo reparamos corazones. Estamos reescribiendo el futuro para pacientes como Hazel, quienes, como todos los ni\u00f1os, merecen prosperar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bfLe interesa saber m\u00e1s sobre c\u00f3mo puede contribuir al futuro de la atenci\u00f3n card\u00edaca pedi\u00e1trica? Nos encantar\u00eda conectar con usted. Comun\u00edquese con nuestro equipo de la Fundaci\u00f3n para programar una visita al Centro Cardiol\u00f3gico Infantil Betty Irene Moore o lea m\u00e1s.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/impact-stories\/2025-year-in-review\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">historias de impacto<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En el Centro de Cardiolog\u00eda Infantil Betty Irene Moore, la atenci\u00f3n excepcional no es una meta, sino una garant\u00eda. Entonces, \u00bfhacia d\u00f3nde nos dirigimos? Nuestros m\u00e9dicos, cirujanos y cient\u00edficos de primer nivel tienen el ambicioso objetivo de curar las cardiopat\u00edas cong\u00e9nitas (CC) en esta generaci\u00f3n. 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