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Kyle
Heart and Vascular

Family grateful after son’s congenital heart condition is found during a free heart screening event

My son would never have met the clinical guidelines to warrant an echocardiogram! I can’t say enough about how much this screening has meant to us!

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Frank Ing with baby Mateo and his parents.
Heart and Vascular

Game-changing heart surgery helps premature baby

Born at 25 weeks, Mateo was diagnosed with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome and transported to UC Davis Children’s Hospital where world-renowned pediatric cardiologist Frank Ing performed life-saving surgery.

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Five-month-old Heidi Carson
Heart and Vascular

Pediatric cardiologist performs life-saving surgery on baby with rare heart condition

The Carson family had no idea their daughter had a rare congenital heart defect until she was airlifted to UC Davis after her heart was compressing her windpipe.

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