Psychology & Psychiatry
After two heart valve surgeries, a mental toll
After Ivan Hernandez was born with a defective mitral valve, doctors warned his parents he could face heart failure at any age.
Apr 20, 2021
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Medications
Anti-fungal drug not tied to most birth defects, study says
(HealthDay)—Although some reports have shown that high doses of the anti-fungal drug fluconazole (Diflucan) may raise the risk of birth defects, a new Danish review finds that more commonly prescribed lower doses of the ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Cardiology
Family history doubles aortic stenosis risk
The risk of aortic stenosis doubles when a first degree relative had the disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2013 today by Dr. Mattis F. Ranthe from Denmark. The study of 4.2 million people from Danish ...
Sep 1, 2013
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Pediatrics
Babies with Down syndrome have healthier hearts
Compared with the early 1990s, babies born with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) have a lower risk of developing serous heart problems, according to a new registry study from Karolinska Institutet published in Pediatrics, the journal ...
Jun 2, 2016
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Cardiology
Her open-heart surgery at four months hits home in her 20s
When she was 12, Jennifer Tripucka was so embarrassed by the scar that runs from the middle of her stomach to the top of her chest that she asked her mother to buy gel to help lighten it.
Mar 16, 2021
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Cardiology
Athletic mom's undiagnosed condition led to 2 strokes
Kelly Naab was waiting in a drive-thru lane with her two young boys in the back seat when her body suddenly felt strange. Her face began drooping. She couldn't move her right arm or speak.
Jan 24, 2020
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Medical research
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 tissue patches ...
Feb 6, 2012
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Cardiology
Research team improves fetal heart defect detection using machine learning
UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to double doctors' accuracy in detecting the vast majority of complex fetal heart defects in utero—when interventions could either correct them or greatly improve a child's ...
May 26, 2021
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Cardiology
Routine checkup led to open-heart surgery—at age 6
In May 2016, Angela Grinstead Ahmad took her 6-year-old son, Alec Ahmad, for a routine checkup.
Jun 29, 2020
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Genetics
Scientists identify a gene that can repair congenital heart defects
A genetic disorder in PRDM6 causes patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a congenital heart defect common in premature infants—suggesting a potential target for the treatment of congenital heart diseases.
Feb 14, 2022
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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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