A Utah musician who has been waging a fight against heart disease has finally received the new heart that may save his life.

Here is the link to the Wall Street Journal article that was referenced during the Symposium at the Heart Camp.

Salt Lake Tribune
January 22, 2008
Mike Patton Jr. remembers the agony he went through after learning his soon-to-be born daughter had a heart defect.
Brinley Patton’s heart was smaller than an almond when an ultrasound detected a problem just 22 weeks into Rebecca Patton’s pregnancy. “It’s kind of like being tied to the railroad tracks and the train is coming. I had never heard of a baby’s heart defect,” said Patton, of Riverton. “The feeling and emotion of the whole thing was one of loneliness and no support whatsoever.”
Today, Patton and Carolyn …

Heart defects among infants
Saturday, 09 February 2008
Janice Peterson – DAILY HERALD
Stores around the country have red hearts in windows and Valentine’s sales aplenty in anticipation of Feb. 14, but families across America will also be commemorating Congenital Heart Defect Week. Heart defects are one of the most common problems for infants at birth, with approximately one in 125 children affected.
The rate in Utah is about 6.3 per 1,000. Bonnie Midget, director of public relations for Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, said 300 babies with the problem were …