{"id":10830,"date":"2024-01-17T07:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T00:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10830"},"modified":"2024-01-17T07:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T00:31:57","slug":"how-the-cardiac-genetics-clinic-changed-jonnies-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10830","title":{"rendered":"How the Cardiac Genetics Clinic Changed Jonnie\u2019s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nc5o4EgMlyw?autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Drew and Rachael found out very early that their son, Jonnie, had a heart condition. After surgeons closed a hole in Jonnie\u2019s heart, they hoped that would solve his health issues. It wasn\u2019t until a couple years later when they took Jonnie for genetic testing that they began to get some answers. <\/p>\n<p>Early in his life, doctors diagnosed Jonnie with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). He was receiving care for a respiratory infection when doctors found a heart murmur, multiple aneurysms and a hole in the heart caused by PDA. Jonnie had surgery to fix the hole in his heart, but optimal health still eluded him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t understand why he was facing all these challenges,\u201d says Drew. <\/p>\n<p>After a couple years of missing growth and health milestones, someone suggested that Drew and Rachael take Jonnie for genetic testing. Suddenly, everything made a lot more sense. <\/p>\n<p>Through genetic testing, the family discovered that Jonnie had multisystem smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS), an extremely rare disease that affects a key protein that makes up smooth muscle throughout the body. Only about 50 people (mostly kids) have this condition in the entire world. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything we\u2019ve been chasing down started to make sense based on that diagnosis,\u201d says Drew. <\/p>\n<p>After the MSMDS diagnosis, the geneticists told Drew and Rachael that they should go see Dr. Kathyrn Chatfield at Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado immediately. Dr. Chatfield is a genetic pediatric cardiologist and has treated all the cases of MSMDS that have come to Children\u2019s Colorado. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt changed our life and it changed Jonnie\u2019s life,\u201d says Rachael. <\/p>\n<p>With the information they learned from genetic testing and through working with Dr. Chatfield, they no longer guess about which care will help Jonnie but can proactively plan for his treatment. And because Children\u2019s Colorado offers multidisciplinary care, Dr. Chatfield can recommend specialists who are all under one roof and can even plan for Jonnie\u2019s team to meet all at once. <\/p>\n<p>Learn more about pediatric cardiac genetics and our Heart Institute at: https:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org\/doctors-and-departments\/departments\/heart\/?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=slr_heart <\/p>\n<p> Connect with Children\u2019s Colorado:<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/childrenscolo<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/childrenshospitalcolorado<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChildrensColo<br \/>\nLinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/children&#8217;s-hospital-colorado<br \/>\nPinterest: https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/childrenscolo\/<br \/>\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nc5o4EgMlyw\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drew and Rachael found out very early that their son, Jonnie, had a heart condition. After surgeons closed a hole in Jonnie\u2019s heart, they hoped that would solve his health issues. It wasn\u2019t until a couple years later when they took Jonnie for genetic testing that they began to get some answers. 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