Children with autism spectrum disorder less likely to have severe injuries than those with ADHD, finds study
A new study published in JAMA Network Open this month has found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be less likely to experience injuries compared to children with ...
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Congestive Heart Failure vs. Heart Failure: What's the Difference?
Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body's needs. The term "congestive" simply ...
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Atrial Fibrillation
What causes atrial fibrillation? There are many potential causes of atrial fibrillation, like having a certain heart birth defect or a health condition that damages the heart's electrical system, such ...
Simple congenital heart diseases tied to higher epilepsy risk
Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for ...
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MercyOne raises awareness during Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Every baby born at a MercyOne facility in February will receive a red hat in honor of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. The awareness week runs Friday, Feb. 7 to Feb. 14. The hats ...
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'God's got this.' Boy with congenital heart defect clings to faith on quest for cure
GREENSBORO, N.C. — In this National Heart Month of February (and every other day of the year), Greensboro non-profit Hands for Hearts is a heartbeat of hope, raising millions of dollars in its ...
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Montrealer with congenital heart defect reflects on surviving cardiac arrest — and finding purpose through pain
“I’ve learned to live with it, but it’s been something that’s been with me my whole life,” he said. February is Heart Month, an essential period for raising awareness about cardiovascular health, and ...
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First report of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in 3p- syndrome and review of candidate genes
It is often in the distal region (3p25-pter), but variations in breakpoints and a complex clinical manifestation exist, with congenital heart defects being considered ... by following through the ...
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Sacred Heart vs. Fairfield women’s basketball tickets still available for Saturday, February 8
The Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-13) meet the Fairfield Stags (17-3) in a clash of MAAC squads at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday.
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PFO‐ACCESS: Augmenting Communications for Medical Care or Closure in the Evaluation of Patients With Stroke With Cardiac Shunts
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) contributes to a quarter of embolic strokes of undetermined source. Although the benefit of PFO closure in selected patients has been demonstrated, our system workflow still ...
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Tricuspid regurgitation severity after atrial septal defect closure or pulmonic valve replacement
Objectives Cardiac surgery or catheter interventions are nowadays commonly performed to reduce volume loading of the right ventricle in adults with congenital heart disease ... in the severity of TR ...
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Minimally invasive perventricular versus open surgical ventricular septal defect closure in infants and children: a randomised clinical trial
7 Paul C Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China ...