Doctors Get Treatment Right the First Time With a Virtual Heart
Doctors could soon be able to perform minimally invasive surgery on virtual versions of people's hearts to help ensure they make the best decisions for their patients before doing the procedure for real.
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No More Open Heart -- In-depth Doctor's Interview
Evan M. Zahn, M.D., Chief of Cardiology at Miami Children's Hospital, discusses the new Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve. What is this device and how is it used? Dr.
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EXPERTS Call For Improvements To Antenatal Screening
Current antenatal screening arrangements do not always give parents the time or information they need to make decisions about their unborn babies, according to new research.
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Researchers at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine Make New Discovery in Pediatric Heart Disease Diagnosis
Breakthrough Research Contributes to Life-Saving Diagnosis ATLANTA, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Erin Strickland had been sick for months when she was admitted to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston in January 2008.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Children's heart ops cancelled 'too often'
Between 30 and 40 per cent of heart operations on children are being cancelled at Bristol's city centre hospitals, according to a new report. The independent review into paediatric cardiac services at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) branded the high number of...
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Babies With Heart Defects Do Best at Hospitals With Most Experience
MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Babies with are more likely to survive if they're treated at a hospital with the most experience in treating such cases, U.
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