Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a variety of structural malformations affecting the heart and blood vessels. With growing understanding of the molecular processes involved in heart development, genetic variants have ...
May 16, 2024
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Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm/arrhythmia during a five-year study, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Researchers have been chipping away at the genetic causes of congenital heart disease (CHD) for a couple of decades. About 45% of cases of CHD have an identifiable cause, including chromosomal abnormalities, genetic variants ...
Apr 8, 2024
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(HealthDay)—The first-ever nonsurgical heart valve to treat patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation, often resulting from congenital heart disease, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency ...
Mar 30, 2021
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The polite, well-behaved ten-year-old girl lying patiently in the makeshift clinic in her school in Cape Town, South Africa, is exactly like all her friends—active and smiley. Also like her friends, she's under strict instructions ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Children and teens with abnormal heart rhythms (cardiac arrhythmias) are more likely to have depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with those of similar ages without chronic medical ...
Nov 11, 2019
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For the first time, the American Heart Association has issued recommendations for healthcare providers treating people older than 40 with congenital heart disease.
Apr 20, 2015
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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.
Jan 30, 2012
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While it may be years before the health effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are known, a new study shows that fetal exposure to a chemical found in crude oil is associated with an increased risk of congenital ...
Apr 30, 2011
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