Antara Mondal was born with aortic stenosis and has undergone open-heart surgery. In this episode of Heart to Heart with Anna, Antara shares what it was like growing up with a congenital heart defect (CHD), how it affected her childhood and early adulthood and why she chose to study statistics at Carnegie Mellon University. She'll also explain to Anna what field of study she plans to pursue as a post-graduate and how statistics can help doctors working in the field of pediatric cardiology.Please take a moment to follow us on your preferred social media platforms:iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-to-heart-with-anna/id1132261435?mt=2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HearttoHeartwithAnna/YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPKwIU5M_YOxvtWepFR5ZwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hugpodcastnetwork/If you enjoy this program and would like to be a Patron, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/HeartToHeartIn this clip, Anna thanks listeners of "Heart to Heart with Anna" and asks them to keep the comments on the podcast episodes coming!Support the showAnna's Buzzsprout Affiliate LinkBaby Blue Sound CollectiveSocial Media Pages:Apple PodcastsFacebookInstagramMeWeTwitterYouTubeWebsite