A hole in the heart is a nonmedical term for a type of congenital heart defect. There are many types of holes in the heart, and most are present from birth. Almost 7 out of 10 infants born with a ...

Some people with congenital heart disease are missing part of the long arm of chromosome 4, otherwise known as chromosome 4q. Chromosomes are thread-like structures made up of DNA.

Source Reference: Hedermann G, et al "Adverse obstetric outcomes in pregnancies with major fetal congenital heart defects" JAMA Pediatr 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5073.

She had a congenital heart condition, PFO, which needed to be fixed. It was Marian Smith's first pregnancy so when she struggled to walk up stairs and walked slowly so she wouldn't get out of ...

The researchers found that 108 individuals were diagnosed with epilepsy at an average follow-up of 2.19 years. Epilepsy incidence in patients with PFO, VSD, PDA, and ASD was 8.58, 4.85, 3.98, and ...

FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Prof. Dr. Achille Gaspardone, Director of Cardiology at Hospital of Sant'Eugenio (Rome, Italy) presented a comprehensive report on closure of PFO ...

Hall of Famer Pete Maravich (7) had a congenital heart defect. AP “Basically, he had blood supply to one side of his heart, to a large portion of his heart that basically didn’t exist,” Dr ...

Kids with congenital heart defects take a swing at a new sport 01:29. Twenty-eight young heart patients from Minnesota Children's and M Health Fairview got out at Highland National Golf Course in ...

Heart valves can become damaged or diseased due to aging, infection, illness, or a congenital heart defect. If the valve is not repairable, a doctor may recommend a heart valve replacement (HVR).