Rare Heart Defect
December 29, 2008 by jody
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Children around the world are born with this extremely rare congenital heart defect. The child in the photo is Zhan Weiyuan, you will find his complete story by clicking on his name.
ABC News: Four-year-old Zhang Weiyuan of China has a condition called pentalogy of Cantrell in which the heart protrudes from the body. Zhang is shown here at Shengjing Hospital in Shenyang, in northeast China’s Liaoning province Nov. 21. Doctors usually try surgery to correct the exceedingly rare condition, which leaves the heart vulnerable to injury …read more




