HEALTH & WELLNESS
Matters of the
HEART
It’s much more common than you may think. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year about 40,000 infants are born with a congenital heart defect. While you may have heard the term, you may not know what it is and how it’s treated. To better educate ourselves — and our readers — we spoke with pediatric cardiologist Dr. Renee Bornemeier with Arkansas Children’s Hospital. BY ANGELA E. THOMAS
32 FEBRUARY 2020 | SAVVYKIDSAR.COM
