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J.W. Roos-Hesselink, W.S. Kerstjens-Frederikse, F.J. Meijboom, and P.G. Pieper j.roos@erasmusmc.nl Abstract Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common developmental anomalies and are the leading noninfectious cause of mortality in newborn babies.
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New way to mend a broken heart
Scientists say they have found a new way to mend damage to the heart. When cells turn into fully-formed adult heart muscle they stop dividing, and cannot replace tissue damaged by disease or deformity.
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Wrong Dose Of Heart Meds Is Too Frequent In Children
Infants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or end up on the wrong end of medication errors more often than older children, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Childrens Center published July 6 in Pediatrics.
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Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified
Researchers say it could hold the key to understanding the mechanics of the organ and how to repair it.
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Folic acid even more baby-protective than thought Wtop 2009-06-01
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (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.
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Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults
FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric heart surgeons may be the best choice for adults requiring surgery to repair a congenital heart defect, a new study suggests.
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Folic acid 'fights heart defects in babies'
Adding folic acid (vitamin B9) to food can significantly reduce the likelihood of congenital heart defects in babies, according to a Canadian study published on bmj.
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"Let Our Children Play!" Congenital Heart Disease Charities Call For The End Of Exclusion From School Sports
The Children's Heart Federation (CHF), an alliance of 22 charities that support children and young people with heart defects from birth or acquired in childhood, is using Children's Heart Week (9-17 May 2009) to call for the full inclusion of heart children in PE at school and more opportunities for...
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Folic acid in bread can reduce risk of heart defects in babies
Adding folic acid to bread reduces the number of birth defects in babies by six per cent, a study has found.
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Men With Heart Disease Less Likely to Find Full-Time Work
Female counterparts show little difference from that of the general...
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Mom's infection may affect baby's heart: study
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Babies born between April and July are more likely to have a certain heart defect, doctors reported on Monday, and they believe a common infection such as strep throat may play a role.
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Study examines effect of heart surgery on employment
Page 1 of 2 Medicine may provide pre-conditions for individuals with congenital defects to live a successful life Hannover, Germany - March 30, 2009 A new studying appearing in Congenital Heart Disease compares the careers and long-term occupational successes of men and women who underwent surgery for...
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Physicians mending broken hearts
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.
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Heart-op baby Oliver makes medical history
He may not have even learned to crawl yet, but Oliver Pole has already made British medical history.
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Why can't I go too?
For a child with a disability or chronic medical condition, going to a mainstream school can be a major boost to their confidence. But to then be the only person in their class who is excluded from a school trip can be a terrible blow.
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Children being failed by health system, says head of watchdog
From knife crime to hospital care, young people still put at risk, according to outgoing head of Healthcare...
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Doctors should have a greater role in organising health services
Susan Mayor See "Alder Hey report condemns doctors, management, and coroner" in volume 322 on page 255. See "Bristol inquiry " in volume 323 on page 181.
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Real-time MRI helps doctors assess beating heart in fetus
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques can provide real-time meas... With echocardiography the heart looks like a shadow. It looks ...MRI produces three-dimensional images whereas echocardiography typ.
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Newborns with heart defect have low blood flow in brain before surgery
As survival rates have steadily improved for children with heart defec...Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia led the study...One of every 100 children is born with a heart defect--one-third of wh.
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Teenager's pioneering heart op
, 18:34 Comment on this story A 14-YEAR-OLD from Hucknall has undergone a pioneering operation set to transform the care of future heart patients. The eyes of the medical world were yesterday trained on young Michael Keeling, who was born with a serious heart defect.
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New method to combat congenital heart disease in children
Congenital heart defects account for five times more deaths annually than all childhood cancers combined. Alison Marsden, an assistant mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at the University of California, has developed a unique set of computer modeling tools that are expected to enhance pediatric...
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Obesity a danger to unborn child
Obesity during pregnancy poses one of the biggest risks to the health of an unborn child, research has shown.
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Comparison of hospital episode statistics and central cardiac audit database in public reporting of congenital heart surgery mortality
Stephen Westaby, consultant cardiac surgeon1, Nicholas Archer, consultant paediatric cardiologist2, Nicola Manning, associate specialist fetal cardiology2, Satish Adwani, consultant paediatric cardiologist2, Catherine Grebenik, consultant anaesthetist3, Oliver Ormerod, consultant cardiologist4, Ravi Pillai,..
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Folic Acid In Utero Cuts Heart Defects
NEW ORLEANS Periconceptual folic acid supplementation appears to reduce by close to 20% the overall risk of congenital heart defects, a Dutch case-control study has shown.
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Software Improves and Predicts Outcome of Lifesaving Children's Heart Surgery in 3D
Image Gallery A researcher at the Georgia Tech College of Computing demonstrates the software they developed, which creates manipulable 3D images using multiple MRI scans.
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