Cardiopulmonary bypass, more commonly known as heart-and-lung bypass, has some unique impacts on the creation and growth of brain cells in the area of a child's brain called the subventricular zone (SVZ), according to a study ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Most women who are born with heart defects can safely become pregnant and give birth to healthy babies with few or minor problems if they are supported by expert medical care and counselling, according to research published ...
Oct 13, 2021
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The Michigan State University researchers who created the first miniature human heart model with primary heart cell types, vascular tissue and a functioning structure of chambers have taken another step forward: developing ...
Sep 24, 2021
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In a study in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, pregnant women with elevated blood levels of certain lipids—in particular, triglyceride, Apolipoprotein-A1, and Apolipoprotein-B levels—during the first trimester ...
Aug 4, 2021
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New insight on the link between a gene called SORBS2 and congenital heart disease has been published today in eLife, with findings that may help explain the cause of the disease in some patients.
Jun 8, 2021
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In animal models, iron deficient mothers had a greatly increased risk of having offspring with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Jun 8, 2021
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Children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy were at increased risk of congenital heart disease, a new study published today [27 May] in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found.
May 27, 2021
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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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Major announcements this week from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are moving the U.S. closer to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in this country. The ...
May 17, 2021
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New study results validate the effectiveness of the Medtronic Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) system for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR). The Harmony TPV is ...
Apr 30, 2021
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