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A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in the number of surgeries that many kids born with congenital heart disease need.

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Researchers Link Infant Heart Defects, Childhood Cancer

DAIC

professor of cardiology in the department of pediatrics at the Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. There is some data that suggests stress is related to cancer risk, and having a child with a congenital heart defect can be very stressful.

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Autus Valve | The expandable artificial heart valve

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In such scenarios, cardiologists’ primary form of treatment for children with coronary heart disease is a heart valve implant. Unfortunately, the traditional pulmonary valves have a fixed diameter that can’t match the size of the child’s heart over time.

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New Philips Mini TEE Ultrasound Transducer Helps Improve Cardiac Care for More Patients

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TEE is also a valuable tool for minimally invasive heart surgeries and procedures, transforming the treatment of damaged heart valves and congenital heart defects [2]. In many cases, this is a view that is difficult to achieve with traditional 2D TEE.

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How can Warfarin be safe “even in” first trimester of pregnancy ? The story behind the 5 mg cut-off !

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

(Most IVF pregnancies seem to need it for some unknown reason) Risk of VTE Recurrent pregnancy loss(Placental micro-circulation clogging) SLE/APLA syndrome /Scleroderma VTE related PAH Mitral valve disease with AF. Cardiomyopathy Finally most importantly prosthetic heart valves & other Intra cardiac devices. Turk J Pediatr.

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Results Involving Philips FDA-cleared AI-enabled Cardiovascular Ultrasound Platform to be Presented at American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, ASE 2024

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Additionally, the company also offers the first fully automated 3D quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR) volumes* designed to provide reproducible, efficient analysis helps clinicians make better-informed decisions for patients with heart valve disease. “As

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Latest Medical News: Partial Heart Transplant of an Infant

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In a remarkable leap forward for pediatric cardiac care, a groundbreaking partial heart transplant procedure has emerged as a beacon of hope for infants facing severe congenital heart conditions. This unique case presented an opportunity to utilize the heart after cardiac death through standard surgical techniques.