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Minority children awaiting a donor heart for transplant have a higher death rate than white children, even after controlling for clinical risk factors, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008.
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No Drop In IQ Seen After Bypass For Child Heart Surgery
) 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 with previous studies that showed adverse neurological effects after newborn...
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Cells hope for heart defect babies
Cells from umbilical cord blood have been used to build early versions of laboratory-grown heart valves that could in future save the lives of sick children.
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Heart defect girl, 13, who won battle that would allow her to die with dignity may lose dying wish of Disneyland trip
At the age of just 13, Hannah Jones has a heart so weak it will probably kill her. But she also has a very strong will. And when the terminally ill teenager was offered the chance of a risky transplant, she declined.
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New guidelines for congenital heart disease
These days most children born with congenital heart disease live well into adulthood, thanks to innovative surgical, interventional and medical treatments.
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Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults - healthfinder.gov
to news Printer friendly version (SOURCE: American Heart Association, news release, Nov. 7, 2008) 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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Congenital heart disease diagnosis
While prenatal and postnatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease has improved over the last two decades, missed or delayed diagnosis still continues to be a significant problem, according to findings published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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Stem-cell technique may end need for heart donors
Growing human organs in the laboratory has moved a step closer with the development of a biodegradable material forming a non-living "scaffold" on which beating heart muscle can be grown from stem cells.
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Parents warned about baby virus
Parents are being warned to be on the look out for a potentially-fatal winter baby infection.
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Heart defect shouldn't limit kids' exercise: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born with a hole between the left and right sides of the heart - what doctors call a ventricular septal defect -- are generally as healthy and physically fit as other children and should not be discouraged from engaging in strenuous exercise, a Dutch research team has...
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Avoid natural health supplements for kids on drug-thinner warfarin: doctors
TORONTO - Giving herbs, vitamins and other natural health products to children taking the blood-thinning drug warfarin for congenital heart defects could increase their risk of clots and bleeding, the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress was told Monday.
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Early Heart Surgery Affects Schoolwork
Young survivors of heart surgery for a congenital heart malformation at birth are more likely to have difficulties in school, Canadians researchers say.
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Psychological effects of heart surgery examined
...Hannover Germany January 29 2007 Cases of congenital heart disease...With few exceptions cardiac surgery of congenital heart defects is no... The current results suggest that psychological measures of patients w.
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Hospital trials new Down's test
The test will be available at the hospital from 1 OctoberA hospital is to become the first in the West Midlands to trial a new screening process for Down's syndrome.
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No More Open Heart -- In-depth Doctor's Interview
Evan M. Zahn, M.D., Chief of Cardiology at Miami Children's Hospital, discusses the new Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve. What is this device and how is it used? Dr.
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EXPERTS Call For Improvements To Antenatal Screening
Current antenatal screening arrangements do not always give parents the time or information they need to make decisions about their unborn babies, according to new research.
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Heart surgery in 3D
To perform intricate heart operations in babies with congenital heart disease, or to conduct complex heart repairs in adults without opening the chest, surgeons need a fast real-time imaging system that allows them to see depth.
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Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections - healthfinder.gov
to news Printer friendly version (SOURCE: American Heart Association, news release, June 9, 2008) MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Taking good care of teeth and gums may be crucial in preventing heart valve infection, a U.
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Heart Ultrasound Research Promising For Fatal Heart Conditions Treatment
The (ASE) holds its 19th Annual Scientific Sessions June 7-11 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event provides a forum for the world's leading researchers in cardiovascular medicine to present their most-recent findings.
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Replacing heart valves with a still-beating heart
Interventional cardiologists at Rush Univ. Medical Center now offer a minimally invasive transcatheter valve replacement procedure for patients with congenital heart disease that doesn't involve open heart surgery.
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Hole in the heart link to migraine strengthened
MedWire News: People who suffer from migraine headaches are significantly more likely to have a hole in the heart, called a patent foramen ovale, than those without such headaches, study results confirm.
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Heart Patients Get Advice On Safe Dentistry
Patients who are at risk of developing heart infections should no longer be given antibiotics before a range of common medical or dental procedures, according to new guidance.
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Heart Check Urged for Children With Attention Deficit (Update1)
By Michelle Fay Cortez April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Millions of U.S. children need tests of their heart's electrical signals to identify potential deadly risks of drug treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the American Heart Association said.
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Home warfarin monitoring safe in children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatric patients who require long-term use of warfarin for anticoagulant control need not have hospital-based monitoring, UK researchers report in the April issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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For children with heart disease, a risk of attention and behavior problems
Schoolchildren who required surgery as infants for congenital heart disease (CHD) run a significant risk of having problems with inattention and hyperactivity, and often require remedial services in school.
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