Cardiology
Two heart transplants not slowing teen down
Ryan Brown refuses to let his medical challenges limit the possibilities of his future.
Jul 24, 2015
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Cardiology
Blood markers could help predict outcome of infant heart surgery
New research suggests it may be possible to predict an infant's progress following surgery for congenital heart disease by analysing a number of important small molecules in the blood.
May 6, 2015
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Cardiology
Detection of critical heart disease before birth lags among poor
Parents-to-be often look forward to prenatal ultrasounds, when they get the first glimpse of their baby and perhaps learn their child's sex. Ultrasound technology also allows for the detection of birth defects and other abnormalities ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Cardiology
Exercise for older mouse mothers lowers risk of heart defects in babies
In people, a baby's risk of congenital heart defects is associated with the age of the mother. Risk goes up with increasing age. Newborn mice predisposed to heart defects because of genetic mutations show the same age association.
Apr 1, 2015
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Cardiology
Clinical study offers new hope for patients with congenital heart disease
For over fifteen years, Professor Dr. Axel Haverich, Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, and his team of cardiac surgeons at Hannover Medical School (MHH) have been working on a ...
Oct 10, 2014
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Pediatrics
Smoking during pregnancy may raise risk for heart defects in babies
Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their newborns at risk for congenital heart defects, and the more they smoke, the higher the risk, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May 3, at the Pediatric Academic ...
May 3, 2014
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Cardiology
ASU engineers help make advances in virtual artificial heart implantation
(Medical Xpress)—Some firsts in the history of artificial heart implantation are being achieved by an Arizona State University research group and medical professionals at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Apr 23, 2014
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Medical research
Genetic cause of heart valve defects
Heart valve defects are a common cause of death in newborns. Scientists at the University of Bonn and the caesar research center have discovered "Creld1" is a key gene for the development of heart valves in mice. The researchers ...
Mar 31, 2014
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Cardiology
Congenital heart defects affects long-term development
Approximately one percent of all newborns in Switzerland are diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, roughly half of them require open heart surgery. Most children, including those with the most severe heart defects, survive ...
Dec 2, 2013
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Cardiology
Environmental toxins linked to heart defects
Children's congenital heart defects may be associated with their mothers' exposure to specific mixtures of environmental toxins during pregnancy, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...
Nov 17, 2013
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