Cardiology
What is heart failure?
Heart failure – one of the conditions former first lady Barbara Bush has been diagnosed with – is a fairly common condition, especially among older patients.
Apr 17, 2018
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Cardiology
Heart defects in infant may predict heart problems in birth mother later in life
Women who give birth to infants with congenital heart defects may have an increased risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations later in life, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Apr 2, 2018
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Cardiology
Research collaboration gives hope for future of babies with rare heart defect
Collaboration among hospitals across the U.S. as part of a new research consortium is giving hope for the future of babies born with a rare congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. A baby from Alabama ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Cardiology
Trial bolsters evidence in favor of closing hole in heart after stroke
Among people with a type of hole in the heart, known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), those who received a medical device to close this opening after a stroke fared better after two years compared with those who received stroke-preventing ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Surgery
Hearing loss is common after infant heart surgery
Children who have heart surgery as infants are at risk for hearing loss, coupled with associated risks for language, attention and cognitive problems, by age four. In a single-center group of 348 preschoolers who survived ...
Feb 15, 2018
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Cardiology
Congenital heart defects linked to increased risk of dementia
Being born with a heart defect may raise the odds of later developing dementia, especially early-onset dementia, a new study finds.
Feb 13, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Survivors of childhood heart defects may have higher risk of premature dementia
People born with heart defects who survive into adulthood may be at higher risk of developing dementia, particularly dementia that starts before 65 years of age, according to new research in the American Heart Association's ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Cardiology
New study identifies those most at risk of developing a life-threatening heart infection
A team of international researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, have measured the risk of developing or dying from the life-threatening heart condition infective endocarditis (IE), for people with predisposed heart ...
Dec 20, 2017
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Pediatrics
Higher blood sugar in early pregnancy raises baby's heart-defect risk
Higher blood sugar early in pregnancy raises the baby's risk of a congenital heart defect, even among mothers who do not have diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dec 15, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study explores use of ADHD medications during pregnancy and risk of birth defects
Adults, including women of reproductive age, are increasingly being prescribed medications to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) but little evidence has been available about whether exposure to these drugs ...
Dec 13, 2017
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