Cardiology
To mend young girl's heart, Texas doctors tried something new
The first hint came in a grainy black and white ultrasound in a doctor's office in West Texas.
Jan 3, 2017
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Cardiology
Cardiac imaging detects serious residual septal defects during child open heart surgery
Using cardiac imaging during heart surgery can detect serious residual holes in the heart that may occur when surgeons repair a child's heart defect, and offers surgeons the opportunity to close those holes during the same ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Genetics
New mutations in gene PKD1L1 are associated with disarrangement of human internal organs
Scientists have linked a gene called PKD1L1 with disarrangement of human internal organs, known as laterality defects, and complex congenital heart disease. This discovery contributes to a better understanding of the genetic ...
Dec 12, 2016
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Cardiology
Single-cell sequencing takes a census in developing mouse hearts
It's not simple, making a heart.
Nov 16, 2016
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Cardiology
Tracking blood sugar in pregnancy might lower heart defect risk for baby
(HealthDay)—Increases in a woman's blood sugar levels during early pregnancy may affect her baby's risk of congenital heart defects, a new study suggests.
Nov 14, 2016
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Cardiology
Maternal chronic disease linked to higher rates of congenital heart disease in babies
Pregnant women with congenital heart defects or type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of giving birth to babies with severe congenital heart disease and should be monitored closely in the prenatal period, according to a study ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
H1N1 'swine flu' vaccine unlikely to raise birth defect risk
(HealthDay)—Swedish researchers report that the vaccine against the H1N1 "swine flu" strain of influenza doesn't seem to have a link to birth defects.
Sep 20, 2016
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Cardiology
Genetically-modified probiotic may one day treat pulmonary hypertension
An oral, genetically-modified strain of the probiotic Lactobacillus was used to treat rats with high blood pressure in the lungs, which resulted in reduced blood pressure, improved heart contractility, and reduced heart wall ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Cardiology
A computer simulation to spare children from heart surgery
Children with congenital heart defects often undergo a battery of strenuous examinations and interventions. In the EU CARDIOPROOF project, Fraunhofer researchers have developed software to simulate certain interventions in ...
Sep 1, 2016
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Cardiology
Folic acid fortified food linked to decline in congenital heart defects
Food fortified with folic acid, a B vitamin required in human diets for numerous biological functions, was associated with reduced rates of congenital heart defects, according to new research in the American Heart Association's ...
Aug 29, 2016
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