When expectant parents imagine their baby’s beating heart, few consider the possibility of a structural issue being present from day one. Yet for thousands of families each year, this becomes reality ...

A certain heart defect in children may go unnoticed until it causes real problems, but Duke University Medical Center is leading the way to make a cure simpler and safer. A certain heart defect in ...

The AI model was more efficient at detecting signatures of atrial septal defect (ASD) in electrocardiograms (ECG) than traditional methods. A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ...

While waiting for the doctor to arrive, 5-year-old Genesis sat closely by her mother’s side and watched cartoons on a small electronic device. She was nearly 4,000 miles from her hometown of Santa ...

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most commonly seen defects that babies are born with. They exist at birth, having arisen during embryonic and/ or fetal growth and development. There are many ...

An ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) occurs when then atrial septum near the atrioventricular valves has a communication between the two atrium causing a left to right shunt. This rarely ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a nonsurgical technique for atrial septal defects, which has been in use in Europe for several years. Until recently, the standard procedure for the ...

† Primum (2 patients), secundum (68 patients) and sinus defects (4 patients). § Surgical branch of the study. TEE = Transesophageal echocardiography. *Children and adults. † Percutaneous branch of the ...

Congenital heart diseases (CHDs), the most common birth defects, affect 8 to 12 per 1,000 live births globally. These structural heart problems, ranging from minor to critical, are often detected ...

Atrial septal defect closure techniques have evolved considerably over recent decades. Traditional surgical repair, once the mainstay of treatment for congenital heart anomalies, has gradually been ...

The small plane was loud, packed with monitors and medical gear. Lauren Casillas never left her newborn daughter’s side, watching her closely and counting each breath. As a nurse, Lauren knew just how ...

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