Heart Defects Sometimes Present in Ring 18
IntroductionThe goal of this article is to describe the major features of ring 18. This information may help you and your health care team make decisions about how to care [...]
Heart Defects Sometimes Present in Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome
DescriptionSimpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome (SGBS) is also known as Simpson dysmorphia syndrome (SDYS), bulldog syndrome, Golabi-Rosen syndrome, and dysplasia gigantism syndrome X-linked (DGSX). SGBS is a rare inherited condition that primarily affects [...]
Heart Defects Sometimes Present in Tetrasomy 18p
IntroductionThe goal of this page is to describe the major features of tetrasomy 18p. This information may help you and your healthcare team make decisions about how to care for [...]
Should Pulse Oximetry Be Used To Screen For Congenital Heart Disease?
Ten studies (44 969 newborns, 71 severe defects) evaluating the usefulness of neonatal pulse oximetry (PO) screening in timely detection of congenital heart disease (CHD) were reviewed. PO showed a [...]
Heart Defects May Occur in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
DefinitionFetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition that results from prenatal alcohol exposure. If you drink during pregnancy, you place your baby at risk of fetal alcohol syndrome.The defects that [...]
Study: Transporting Infants on Prostaglandin E1
In 1981 the Food and Drug Administration approved prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) for use in neonates with congenital heart defects (CHDs). PGE1 dilates the ductus arteriosus, which can provide pulmonary or [...]
Smoking During Pregnancy and CHD
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the [...]
Babies Born to Diabetic Mothers Have Increased Risk for CHD
Background Diabetes has long been associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Before the discovery of insulin in 1921, women with diabetes rarely reached reproductive age or survived pregnancy. [...]
Insulin and Glucose Metabolism in Pediatric Heart Failure
Thanks to progress in treatments and surgical techniques, about 30,000 children born with heart defects now reach adulthood every year in the United States. As a result, the number of [...]
Failure to Thrive (FTT)
In the first few years of life most kids gain weight and grow much more quickly than they will later on. Sometimes, however, kids don't meet expected standards of growth. [...]