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Heart defect diagnosis often comes too late – or not at all – for Latino infants, study finds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInfants born to Latino, low-income or limited-English-speaking parents are more likely to be...
As people born with congenital heart defects now live longer, challenges evolve over time
NewMediaWire via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoDALLAS, February 15, 2023 — Nearly 40,000 infants are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) each...
Diagnosing heart defects in the womb may improve outcomes for baby
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn average, prenatally diagnosed babies had surgery one week sooner than those diagnosed after...
Steroids during surgery may not be helpful for infants having heart bypass
NewMediaWire via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoResearch Highlights: A multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial with 1,200...
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThis congenital heart defect is serious, but can be treated with surgery soon after birth.Medically reviewed by Anthony Pearson, MD, FACC Tetralogy of...
Baby With Heart Defect 'Probably Saved' by Experimental Stem Cell Injection
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDoctors in the UK say they’ve developed stem cell-based patches that should more effectively repair...
Infant mortality rose in 2022 for the first time in two decades
NBC Universal via AOL· 7 months agoThe U.S. infant mortality rate rose last year for the first time in two decades. The rate refers to...
1st 'domino' transplant in babies saves 2 girls born with heart defects
TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMia Skaats and Brooklyn Civil were the first babies to get a domino heart transplant, where one...
Grants awarded to better understand the No. 1 birth defect
NewMediaWire via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoEmbargoed until 9 a.m. CT / 10 a.m. ET, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2023 – Six promising...
Cincinnati Children's opens first in the U.S. heart-mind well-being center
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe distress of having a child with a congenital heart defect starts at the point of diagnosis and...
