Population study shows lower rate of certain congenital defects in babies of better-fed moms before pregnancy A relatively healthy diet before pregnancy is linked to a lower rate of certain heart ...

May 5, 2010 (San Diego, California) — In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing kidney transplant, the presence of 2 or more cardiovascular abnormalities is a predictor of lower ...

It could be the effect of climate change. Or perhaps it's due to fertility treatments, multiple births or a mother's own health condition. There is no doubt, though, that congenital heart disease - ...

ORLANDO, Fla.— Some babies are born with abnormalities involving the structure of the heart, known as congenital heart disease (CHD). While many studies have shown that more babies with congenital ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors can now reliably detect heart abnormalities that could lead to sudden death in adult athletes, and should use the test whenever a healthy athlete experiences heart ...

When Jennifer Case was living in Los Angeles in her early 30s, she was hospitalized 11 times. She had been born with two rare heart abnormalities, Ebstein anomaly and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) -- conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy -- are more likely to have abnormalities in their heart ...

Cyanotic heart disease refers to a group of heart problems that occur at birth. The condition can cause abnormally low oxygen levels in the blood and lead to a bluish skin color. Congenital heart ...

Planning a pregnancy is an exciting phase. But it is also a time to pause, prepare, and focus on your health. What many ...

On World Birth Defects Day, India's congenital anomalies burden is spotlighted with roughly 472,000 affected births annually, ...

Tetralogy of Fallot is a group of four heart abnormalities that are present from birth. It can affect how the blood flows in the heart and how much oxygen reaches the lungs and the rest of the body. A ...