Heart Defects
Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries fix or treat heart defects that a child is born with. A baby born with heart defects has
Alternative Names
Congenital heart surgery; Patent ductus arteriosus ligation; Hypoplastic left heart repair; Tetralogy of Fallot repair; Coarctation of the aorta repair; Atrial septal defect repair; Ventricular septal defect repair;...
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Possible Increased Risk of Heart Defects in Children Exposed to PPIs...
More bad press for Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) is looming on the horizon. At the annual conference known as Digestive Disease Week,... Read more »
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Antidepressants linked to heart defects in newborns: study
Danish researchers say women who take Zoloft, Celexa, and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants during the first three months... Read more »
Wellbutrin Linked to Heart Defect in Newborns
Women who take the antidepressant Wellbutrin (bupropion) while they are pregnant have an increased risk of having a baby with the heart problem known... Read more »
Two tests needed to screen young athletes for heart defects: s...
Student athletes should be given both an EKG and an ECHO to screen for heart defects that could lead to sudden cardiac death, a new study has found.... Read more »
Scientists Make Progress Against Once-Lethal Heart Defect
According to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a congenital heart defect that was usually fatal 30 years ago is now... Read more »
Heart defect may not need repair: study
According to a new study, people who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale don't seem to benefit from having the condition repaired. Read more »
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