Diagnosis of congenital heart defects while a baby is still in the womb offers opportunities for earlier corrective surgery. And that can mean better outcomes for an infant's neurodevelopmental ...

A new study published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that while hospitalizations of adults with congenital heart disease stayed stable from 2010 to 2020, the ...

Nearly 40 years ago when Lis Dreizen's daughter Olivia was born with a congenital heart defect, doctors were grim about her chances to live. "I would cry simply looking at Olivia, and it was very ...

More information: Matthew Alonzo et al, Cell-Free RNA Signatures in Maternal Blood with Fetal Congenital Heart Disease, Circulation Research (2024). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.325024 ...

Congenital heart disease is the most common kind of birth defect, diagnosed in an average of 13 babies a day in the UK, and is a major cause of death in infants.

It was not until 2015 that the American Board of Internal Medicine recognized adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) as a certified subspecialty. 3 Since this time, only 484 US physicians have been ...

What is congenital heart disease? by: Ashley N. Soriano Posted: Apr 26, 2025 / 09:02 AM EDT Updated: Apr 26, 2025 / 09:02 AM EDT ...

However, congenital heart disease, or CHD, remains the No. 1 birth defect worldwide (nearly 1% of babies are born with a heart condition) and the leading cause of birth-related deaths.

Adults with congenital heart disease who developed an irregular heart rhythm in the heart’s upper chambers faced a 65% increased risk of premature death.

Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease Date: February 8, 2024 Source: Cell Press Summary: An advanced human heart organoid system can be used to model ...

Deciphering the digenic architecture of congenital heart disease using trio exome sequencing data. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.01.024 ...