Texas Children’s Hospital is the nation’s first pediatric hospital to discharge a child while on an intracorporeal ventricular assist device (VAD), a feat previously accomplished only at adult institutions. The [...]
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a heart rhythm disorder that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats. The rapid heartbeats, caused by changes in the part of your heart that causes [...]
Infants born with a severely underdeveloped heart are more likely to survive to their first birthday when treated with a new shunt procedure — yet it may not be the [...]
A vascular ring is a type of congenital lesion where abnormally located normal vessels may cause compression or obstruction of the esophagus or airway. These arteries may be those carrying [...]
Cell biologist Douglas Cowan, PhD, and his team have engineered tissue capable of passing electrical signals from the upper to the lower chambers of the heart in rats, potentially taking [...]
Brugada syndrome is a potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder. It's characterized by a specific abnormal heartbeat, detected by an electrocardiogram test, called a Brugada sign. Brugada syndrome is frequently an [...]
What is hydrops fetalis?Hydrops fetalis is a severe, life-threatening problem of severe edema (swelling) in the fetus and newborn. It occurs in 1 of every 3,ooo pregnancies. It is also [...]
Routine screening of newborn babies for a life-threatening heart problem can save lives, a Swedish study has found.Researchers found checking blood oxygen levels increased detection of a congenital heart defect [...]
What is HELLP syndrome?HELLP syndrome is a serious complication of severe pregnancy-induced hypertension (high blood pressure problems of pregnancy). It occurs in about 2 percent to 12 percent of women [...]
Study shows that a heart defect may make sleep apnea worse through contributing to oxygen deprivation. People with sleep apnea stop breathing temporarily many times during the night, because of [...]
