One of the largest international genetic studies of congenital heart disease (CHD) highlights the significance, in particular forms of the disease, of spontaneous gene mutations not inherited from ...
An echo test involves ultrasound-- high-frequency ... The procedure is used to evaluate complex valve or congenital heart disease, he adds. "Because it is an emerging technology, we are still ...
An echocardiogram, or "echo", is a type ... infection that can cause death or life long disability. Some congenital heart defects in children are simple and don't necessarily need medical ...
By: Monica Leff, M.D., obstetrician & gynecologist, Chair, Women’s Division, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Each year, January marks National Birth Defects Awareness Month, a time ...