Having a relative with a congenital heart defect is tied to increased odds of being affected, with a stronger influence from ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

Professional cardiology societies have issued an updated guideline for the management of adult patients with congenital heart ...

A newborn's heart will grow roughly 15 times larger in volume by the time adulthood is reached — a remarkable transformation ...

The diagnosis was made after an initial evaluation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and follow-up visits to the Mayo Clinic and New Jersey's Atlantic Health/Morristown Medical Center. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 2023 Chicago Congenital Heart Walk is coming up on June 10. The event raises money for The Children's Heart Foundation, which invests in research to diagnosis, treat and prevent ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...

Williams-Beuren syndrome is a rare, congenital disease in which the main morbidity and mortality comes from obstructions, or ...