Neurologic Complications Of Heart Surgery Detailed In Comprehensive Review Article
Possible neurologic complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology.
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Simple blood test for Down's syndrome raises prospect of screening for expectant mothers
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a way of identifying genetic markers which show whether an unborn child has the chromosomal disorder, without relying on risky amniocentesis techniques.
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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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Fixing Broken Hearts Globally: Pediatric Cardiac World Summit develops a plan
SOURCE: THE MONTREAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION SOURCE: MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE Dr. Christo Tchervenkov will be available to do media interviews on Tuesday June 17 or Wednesday June 18.
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Teenager has pioneering heart surgery through his leg
A teenager with heart problems has become one of the first patients in Britain to have heart surgery through his thigh. Jack Burd, 17, was born with a heart defect and had already endured open heart surgery three times.
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Newborn babies given pioneering extra checks
PROUD mum Rachel Hankin cuddles her newborn Isobel with the peace of mind that her heart is beating safely thanks to a pioneering new project in Birmingham.
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Heart Surgeons as Video Gamers
Cardiac surgeons have borrowed a 3-D stereoscopic imaging technology from the video-game industry to help them guide their tools during intricate beating-heart surgeries.
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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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Birmingham scientists issue chlorine warning
Tap water treated with chlorine can double the risk of serious heart and brain abnormalities in unborn babies, according to Birmingham scientists. Researchers who studied almost 400,000 infants born in Taiwan found high levels of chlorine by-products in tap water could affect the development of babies in the.
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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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Little girl is saved by ground-breaking surgery
NEWARK, NJ - Pediatric cardiac specialists at Childrens Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center are the first in the state to perform an advanced hybrid procedure to correct two congenital heart defects in a newborn infant ventricular septal defect and severe long segment coarctation...
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Babies born preterm more than twice as likely to have major birth defects as full-term infants
Babies born preterm were more than twice as likely to have major birth defects as full-term infants, according to a new analysis of nearly 7 million U.S. live births published online this week in the Springer journal Maternal and Child Health Journal.
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New Study Identifies Proteins that Help Develop Mammalian Hearts
Newswise The absence of two proteins in mammalian embryos prevents the development of a healthy heart, a new study by researchers at the , Milwaukee, has found.
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microRNAs provide more clues to genetics of schizophrenia
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders.
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Ob/Gyn Group Urges Pregnant Women to Shun Paxil
Group Urges Pregnant Women to Shun Paxil " Ob Gyn Group Urges Pregnant Group Urges Pregnant Women to Shun Paxil Birth defect risk must be balanced against need for depression treatment, experts say By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter Updated: 4/26/2007 3:26:09 PM WEDNESDAY, Nov.
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Benefits Of ICDs In Children: Largest Study To Date
More and more children with congenital heart disease are receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to maintain proper heart rhythm. ICDs were first introduced for adults in the 1980s, but little is known about how well they work in children, who account for less than 1 percent of recipients.
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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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Smoking Early In Pregnancy Raises Risks Of Heart Defects In Newborns
Mothers who smoke early in pregnancy are more likely to give birth to infants with heart defects, according to a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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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iPods and similar devices found not to affect pacemaker function
Last May, a widely reported study concluded that errant electronic noise from iPods can cause implantable cardiac pacemakers to malfunction. This just didn't sound right to the cardiac electrophysiologists at Children's Hospital Boston, who've seen hundreds of children, teens and young adults with heart...
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NICE Guideline On Prophylaxis For Infective Endocarditis Set To Change Current Clinical Practice
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued a clinical guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis (IE).
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