A new ground-breaking technology was recently used at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) where two cardiologists, Dr. David Birnie and Dr. Pablo Nery, implanted a new innovative leadless defibrillator, the subcutaneous ...
Oct 3, 2012
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As medical and surgical treatments have improved and survival has increased, the majority of people with congenital heart disease are now adults rather than children, yet disparities driven by social determinants of health ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Parents of children with "critical" congenital heart defects - which require at least one cardiac surgery - are at high risk for mental health problems, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression, ...
Feb 1, 2017
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One in every 125 babies is born with a heart condition – but thanks to modern medicine more infants are surviving than ever before. In the developed world, 90% will now live into adulthood, compared with just 20% in the ...
Jun 8, 2018
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A research group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) have developed a novel system that can automatically detect abnormalities in fetal hearts in real-time using artificial intelligence ...
Sep 18, 2018
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A surgeon says doctors will perform open heart surgery in Zimbabwe for the first time in over a decade.
Jan 15, 2016
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Parents of children who have suffered a stroke can experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the children show signs of clinical anxiety, factors that could interfere with treatment and outcomes, according to ...
Feb 12, 2015
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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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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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