congenital heart defects

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• CHD History made at 7:00 AM Eastern?

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  The United States Senate plans to vote on their version of the healthcare bill at 7:00 AM Christmas Eve . Included in the Manger’s Amendment for the bill is a version of the Congenital Heart Futures Act , introduced back in March after a lot of hard work by CHDers from across the country. But a lot still ...
  1 day ago

• Congenital heart defects

  
  News Moms Need — Authority: 129
  There have been some painful posts and resulting discussion this week on congenital heart defects (CHD) on Twitter. So I thought it would be a good idea to provide some background information about these conditions and what the March of Dimes is doing to help. About 35,000 infants (1 out of every 125) are born with ...
  6 days ago

• Gene linked to congenital heart defects identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new gene, ETS-1, that is linked to human congenital heart defects has been identified.The study, by researchers from the UC San Diego, School of Medicine and colleagues, has been published in the journal of Human Molecular Genetics.The landmark study provides important insights into some of ...
  1 week ago

• A helpful book!

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  Every now and again I will mention this book, because I think it is so useful and important. I own a copy, but I am not affiliated with the publisher. I’m not earning anything if you choose to purchase this book. A book that I highly recommend for any heart family is The Illustrated Field Guide to Congenital ...
  2 weeks ago

• DC Bound!

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  “I’ll be back.” – The Terminator (1984) I thought that we had already fought this battle – CHDers have been to Washington DC to lobby for the Congenital Heart Futures Act earlier this year, 250 of us. And in early March our efforts were rewarded by introduction of the Act into BOTH the Senate and the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Down Syndrome Births Increase by One-Third

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 512
  The number of babies born with Down Syndrome is up one-third in the U.S. population over the past three decades, according to new information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The chromosomal disorder known as Down Syndrome affects approximately 1 in 800 births in the United States. The ...
  3 weeks ago

• Been There and Done That

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  I’ve spoken to two other Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) survivors over the past couple of days, and both of them have commented that I am easy to talk to. Not because I have the gift of gab, I’m certain, but I’m easy to talk to because all three of us share the same problems. Not the same CHD, but the same ...
  3 weeks ago

• How many Children are born with a Heart Defect?

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  When I (or anyone else) speaks of the number of Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) cases in the United States, where do we get our numbers? And how do we know they are accurate? An accurate estimate relies on two factors: Reliable numbers and good math. I usually start with the estimate provided by the American Heart ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS): A Readers Query

  
  Fruit of the Womb — Authority: 91
  Before I respond to the reader below, I wanted to explain why you have not seen much of me lately at “Fruit of the Womb.” Those of you who have followed this blog for awhile may know that I had some medical problems of my own dating back the last 6-8 months. Unfortunately, despite a good response to coronary ...
  3 weeks ago

• Seminole wind!

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  So blow, blow Seminole wind, Blow like you’re never gonna blow again. Take me down to the Big Bend To meet some new Heart Friends. That’s where I’m headed – I’m going to be a part of Broken Hearts of the Big Bend ’s Regional Forum on Congenital Heart Defects! It is going to be held in Tallahassee, ...
  3 weeks ago

• New tool may help assist pediatric heart surgery

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, San Diego and Stanford University have developed a novel tool that may help surgeons plan for a life-saving operation called the “Fontan” surgery, which is performed on babies born with severe congenital heart defects. Babies who get this surgery ...
  3 weeks ago

• Fight Harder

  
  Adventures of a Funky Heart! — Authority: 469
  The CHD Blog Carnival planned for November 30 has been canceled – there were only three submissions. And  I sent at least 15 personal e-mails to various CHDers and/or their parents, inviting them to participate. If you want to beat Congenital Heart Defects, you’ve got to put some major research money into the ...
  4 weeks ago

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