How a new technology is helping people with congenital heart defects

Viet-Capacity has reached over 800 Vietnamese-speaking Philly residents with culturally tailored education around cardiovascular disease.

Dr. John Gibbon invented the heart-lung machine and used it to perform the world’s first successful open-heart surgery on May 6, 1953.

High rates of heart disease have meant higher COVID-19 infection rates for Black Americans. A pilot program aims to provide mentorship to medical trainees.