Congenital Heart Defect
Children with heart defects need early evaluation for related disorders
Children born with a congenital heart defect should receive early evaluation, prompt treatment and ongoing follow-up for related developmental disorders affecting brain function, according to a new American Heart Association ...
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Jul 30, 2012 |
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Workplace exposure to organic solvents linked to heart defects at birth
Workplace exposure to organic solvents is linked to several types of heart defects at birth, indicates research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Jul 17, 2012 |
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Finished heart switches stem cells off
It is not unusual for babies to be born with congenital heart defects. This is because the development of the heart in the embryo is a process which is not only extremely complex, but also error-prone. Scientists ...
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Northwestern launches comprehensive program for patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most common congenital heart defect, occurring in approximately one to two percent of the population. The condition is present when the aortic valve, the valve that connects the ...
Cardiology
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Risk factors ID'd for SCA in heart defect repair survivors
(HealthDay) -- In adult survivors of surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD), severe subaortic ventricular systolic dysfunction is a significant and independent predictor of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), ...
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Jun 22, 2012 |
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OK to limit pre-dental procedure antibiotics to high risk heart patients
The incidence of infective endocarditis among dental patients in Olmsted County, Minn. did not increase after new guidelines called for giving preventive antibiotics before dental procedures only to those at greatest risk ...
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Jun 11, 2012 |
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With cystic fibrosis and heart defect, baby faces unique set of challenges
Jason and Christie Steel had no reason to suspect they’d need pre-birth genetic screening for their second son. But the set of conditions with which little Gavin was born was so rare that it left many ...
Pediatrics
May 23, 2012 |
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Erectile dysfunction drug may benefit cardiac function in young patients with heart defects
Sildenafil, also known as the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, may give a boost to underdeveloped hearts in children and young adults with congenital heart defects. Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...
Cardiology
May 08, 2012 |
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New tests monitor brain health during children's heart surgery
A new monitoring method and blood test may provide early warnings when a child's brain isn't getting enough blood during heart surgery, according to new research presented during the American Heart Association's Emerging ...
Pediatrics
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Making human textiles: Research team ups the ante with development of blood vessels woven
A lot of people were skeptical when two young California-based researchers set out more than a decade ago to create a completely human-derived alternative to the synthetic blood vessels commonly used in dialysis patients. ...
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Rebuilding a heart, saving a life
A young girl in Bridgeport, Connecticut, born with one of the most serious, life-threatening congenital heart defects known, is on her way to living a normal life thanks to Yale doctors who developed and performed ...
Cardiology
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Protocol reduces sternal wound infections in children by 61 percent
A two-year effort to prevent infections in children healing from cardiac surgery reduced sternum infections by 61 percent, a San Antonio researcher announced at the Cardiology 2012 conference Feb. 23 in Orlando, Fla.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Scientists make strides toward fixing infant hearts
Researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels. Their success offers hope that such stem cells may be used to grow ...
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Feb 06, 2012 |
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Overweight mothers who smoke while pregnant can damage baby's heart
Mums-to-be who are both overweight and smoke during their pregnancy risk damaging their baby's developing heart, finds research published online in Heart.
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Researchers develop a way to monitor engineered blood vessels as they grow in patients
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nanoparticle technology, researchers from Yale have devised a way to monitor the growth of laboratory-engineered blood vessels after they have been implanted in patients. This advance ...
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A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels which is present at birth. Many types of heart defects exist, most of which either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it, or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern. Other defects, such as long QT syndrome, affect the heart's rhythm. Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. Approximately 9 people in 1000 are born with a congenital heart defect. Many defects don't need treatment, but some complex congenital heart defects require medication or surgery.
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