When Marek Wach didn’t respond to treatment for a virus, doctors found a far more serious problem: aortic valve disease.

Long-distance trips to treat their daughter’s congenital heart defect stretched the Lahti family — until Save A Heart stepped in.

One young man’s complications from a bicuspid aortic valve were life-threatening, but perseverance and expert care helped him make it through.

Bonded by similar journeys, two strangers with congenital heart defects form a special friendship that has withstood the ups and downs of life.

A young man finds the courage to pursue his lifelong passions after a diagnosis of congestive heart failure and a successful transplant surgery.