http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Doctors should transition their patients from pediatric to adult medical care for congenital heart disease during early adolescence, experts recommend in a scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://phys.org/news218134705.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:10:03 EST news218134705 Two relatively simple methods, an ultrasound investigation and a blood test to measure the level of a substance known as BNP, can predict survival and future heart failure following acute coronary syndromes. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://phys.org/news215175988.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:40:01 EST news215175988 A new way of combining ultrasound images taken from different positions can result in sharper, better quality 3D images of the heart to help doctors make a diagnosis. http://phys.org/news200756339.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:50:01 EST news200756339 Overblown fears about surgical risk and lack of awareness about the risk of not operating are among the reasons only half of eligible patients were referred for mitral valve repair, according to a study by doctors at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. http://phys.org/news171883841.html Medicine & Health Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:40:02 EST news171883841