Congenital heart defect
hideA congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a newborn. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern, although other defects affecting heart rhythm (such as long QT syndrome) can also occur. Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths.
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News tagged with heart defects
Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart function in young heart-disease patients
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction ...
Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests
Nov 15, 2009 |
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To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns ...
Link Between Antidepressants and Birth Defect
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Denmark have studied almost half a million Danish children and found a slightly higher rate of septal heart abnormalities in babies whose mothers took an SSRI antidepressant ...
MRI simulation of blood flow helps plan child's delicate heart surgery (w/ Video)
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have developed a tool for virtual surgery that allows ...
Repair of heart defect discovered incidentally during surgery may not have clear benefit
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Patients who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative stroke, along with no clear benefit ...
New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively ...
Folic acid even more baby-protective than thought
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
Folic acid to prevent congenital heart defects
May 14, 2009 |
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The Canadian policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in preventing neural tube defects. The latest article published in the British Medical Journal by a group of researchers from t ...
US swine flu victims had chronic health problems
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health officials have released details about the chronic health problems suffered by the two people who died from swine flu in the United States. The Mexican toddler who died in Texas suffered from ...
New study suggests two causes for bowel disease in infants
Apr 27, 2009 |
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New research from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine is helping physicians unravel the cause of a deadly and mysterious bowel disease that strikes medically fragile newborn babies. ...
Mouse model provides a new tool for investigators of human developmental disorder
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome (WHS) is a human disease caused by spontaneous genetic deletions. Children born with WHS have a characteristic set of facial features, including a wide flat nose bridge, downturned mouth, high forehead, ...
Physicians mending broken hearts
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Pediatric surgeons are able to repair complex heart defects with a survival rate of greater than 90 percent, but that doesn't necessarily mean a happy ending for these children and teens. Some may have a great quality of ...
Obesity during pregnancy linked to increased risk of babies born with abnormalities
Feb 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Newcastle University study has shown that obese women who become pregnant have an increased risk of their baby being born with certain abnormalities, including spina bifida.
No drop in IQ seen after bypass for child heart surgery
Nov 10, 2008 |
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The use of cardiopulmonary bypass does not cause short-term neurological problems in children and teenagers after surgery for less complex heart defects, according to pediatric researchers. The new finding contrasts favorably ...
ACC/AHA guidelines break new ground in adult congenital heart disease
Nov 07, 2008 |
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These days most children born with congenital heart disease live well into adulthood, thanks to innovative surgical, interventional and medical treatments. That means that not only are cardiologists caring for a growing number ...
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