If you notice below, under "common considerations in determining whether to screen for disorders", congenital heart defects and pulse oximetry screening would apply to all 5 considerations. Also, further down, [...]
Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively. In some instances, the heart rhythm is disturbed, leading to irregular [...]
Pericardial effusion is the accumulation of excess fluid around the heart.The heart is surrounded by a double-layered, sac-like structure called the pericardium. The space between the layers normally contains a [...]
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help [...]
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common birth defects in humans, affecting 8 per 1000 live births with one third of affected children requiring intervention in early infancy. Increasing [...]
Congenital Rubella Syndrome is a type of in utero (TORCH) infection that infants contract from their mother while she is pregnant, and can lead to severe birth defects and disorders.What [...]
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 [...]
The Catheterization Lab is used for a variety of heart tests and to make corrections to the heart. Many defects that required open heart surgery in the past can now [...]
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is a technique that uses a small ultrasound probe placed into a childs esophagus to closely evaluate the heart and blood vessels within the chest.Echocardiography is a [...]
Barth syndrome is a serious X-linked genetic disorder, primarily affecting males. It is caused by a mutation in the tafazzin gene (TAZ, also called G4.5), resulting in an inborn error [...]
