The Ochsner Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program announced that it has earned accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart ...

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth ...

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.

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 ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Though it can be very difficult to find out that something is wrong with your baby’s heart, experts say there is hope and early detection can make a big difference.

American guidelines now emphasize a greater role of specialized cardiologists in routine care for people with adult ...

Major heart defects, though still very rare, are more common in infants conceived through certain assistive fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, according to a study published ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

A parent should never have to lose a child, but it’s a reality for far too many who’s child is born with a congenital heart defect. According to The Jayden DeLuca Foundation it’s the number one birth ...

Birth control pills, taken alone or paired with the drug metformin, did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor ...