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Childhood Heart Patients Living Longer Into Adulthood

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February is American Heart Month and there's good news for people who were born with certain heart defects.  Studies show congenital heart patients are living longer thanks to medical advances that were not available 40 to 50 years ago.  Dr. Greg talks with Andrew Leventhal, director of the Congenital Heart Program at UK Healthcare.  He encourages patients who had procedures as children to schedule follow up visits well into their adulthood in order to head off future complications.

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Dr. Greg Davis is a forensic pathologist with UK HealthCare. Every week, Davis speaks with local health providers, professionals, and researchers on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.
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