News tagged with pediatric cardiology
New strategies to improve treatment and avert heart failure in children
Structural and functional congenital cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading source of all congenital defects encountered in live births. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural ...
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Apr 23, 2010 |
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Preventing The Sudden Death of Young Athletes From Hidden Heart Disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Few things stun a community more than when a seemingly healthy high school or collegiate athlete suddenly dies during practice or in competition from a hidden heart disorder.
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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Study exposes need for pediatric cardiac devices
Nearly two-thirds of children who undergo routine interventional cardiology procedures -- those involving a catheter to treat structural disorders of the heart -- may be receiving treatment with a device that's being used ...
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes advice on genetic testing of inherited cardiac arrhythmias
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society have produced the first-ever comprehensive guidelines on the use of genetic testing in the clinical management of inherited heart rhythm disorders, released ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Adult care for congenital heart disease patients should begin in adolescence
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 Am ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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OHSU fixes complex heart problems without open-heart surgery
The pediatric cardiac team at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital is the first in the region and one of a handful in the nation to implant a pulmonary heart valve without open-heart surgery.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Specialized blood vessels jumpstart and sustain liver regeneration
The liver's unique ability among organs to regenerate itself has been little understood. Now Weill Cornell Medical College scientists have shed light on how the liver restores itself by demonstrating that endothelial cells ...
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Nov 12, 2010 |
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Flow of empty calories into children's food supply must be reduced
With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. An article in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association examin ...
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Viral infection predicts heart transplant loss in children
Scientists report that viral infection of the heart is a predictor of heart transplant failure in young children and adolescents, although it can be detected by screening for viral genes and treated to improve organ survival.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Most physicians support reporting impaired, incompetent colleagues, but many do not in the situation
A survey of physicians finds that while most support the professional commitment to report other physicians who they feel are incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, when faced with this situation, many ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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In infant heart surgery, newer technique yields better survival in first year of life
Pediatric researchers report that a recently introduced surgical procedure offers infants with severely underdeveloped hearts a better chance at surviving during their first year of life, in comparison to the standard surgery.
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May 26, 2010 |
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First common gene found for congenital heart disease
Although congenital heart disease represents the most common major birth defect, scientists have not previously identified the common variation in the genes that give rise to it. Now genetics and cardiology researchers, two ...
May 26, 2010 |
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New pathway discovered in cellular cholesterol regulation
Researchers at two laboratories at NYU Langone Medical Center have collaborated to identify a tiny micro-RNA, miR-33, that regulates key genes involved in cellular cholesterol transport. The study, published online May 13, ...
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May 13, 2010 |
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