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All articles tagged: Congenital malformation of cardiac septum, unspecified (Q21.9)

HealthDay 24 June at 03.00 PM

NT-proBNP, IL-1RL Can Identify High-Risk Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Automated quantitative tests for NT-proBNP and interleukin 1 receptor-like 1 (IL-1 RL1) can identify high-risk congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.Henning Clausen, M.D., from Lund University in Sweden, and colleagues examined the performance of two diagnostic tes

HealthDay 25 January at 04.40 PM

Mortality Up 25-Fold for Congenital Heart Disease With Down Syndrome

Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with Down syndrome (DS) have a 25-fold higher mortality rate than individuals without CHD or DS, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Stella Engsner, M.D., from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues estimated surviva