Apixaban is a safe option for pediatric patients with a variety of congenital or acquired heart diseases who require chronic anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis, the randomized SAXOPHONE study ...

Acyanotic heart disease is a type of congenital heart defect that causes abnormal blood flow. It can range from mild to severe. Babies with the condition can seem out of breath and fatigued.

In El Paso, babies are born each year with congenital heart disease — some are diagnosed before birth, their tiny hearts closely monitored in the womb, while others go home undetected, their families ...

Ductal-dependent congenital heart disease involves a problem with the arteries that carry blood out of the heart. It’s usually discovered soon after birth, but medications and treatments can help ...

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to ...

The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to results of a very ...

Early detection is key to ensuring that a care plan is in place before the baby is born, allowing for timely treatment and interventions. (Children's Hospital of Michigan.) The advertiser paid a fee ...

President Donald Trump's ongoing effort to cut federal spending has translated into eliminating in-human clinical trials for "a tiny device [which] silently pumps fluid through a series of tubes and ...