All articles tagged: Congenital malformation of heart, unspecified (Q24.9)


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 # Cardiology # Pediatrics 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 25 January at 10.58 PM 2004 to 2019 Saw Increase in Isotretinoin Use in Girls, Women From 2004 to 2019, there was an increase in isotretinoin use among girls and women of childbearing age in Germany, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in PLOS Medicine.Jonas Reinold, from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology–BIPS in Bremen, Germany, and colleagues determined the age-standardized pre # Pediatrics # Dermatology # Internal Medicine # Pharmacy 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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 # Cardiology # Internal Medicine 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Evalytics 08 January at 09.47 PM How Novel Imaging Techniques Are Helping the CHD Population In recent years, there have been significant breakthroughs in the field of cardiac imaging, particularly in the context of congenital heart disease (CHD). These advancements have opened up new possibilities for diagnosis, treatment, and management of CHD patients. This article explores the rapid advancements in cardiac imaging technologies, with a special focus on how novel imaging techniques are 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 05 January at 05.00 PM Maternal T1D, Overweight/Obesity Linked to Heart Defects in Offspring Maternal type 1 diabetes and overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk for congenital heart defects (CHDs) among offspring, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in JAMA Network Open.Riitta Turunen, M.D., Ph.D., from Helsinki University Hospital and the University of Helsinki, and colleagues conducted a nationwi # Cardiology # Diabetes & Endocrinology # Pediatrics # Family Practice 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 28 December at 04.49 PM Mortality, Morbidity Increased With Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease For adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), those with heart failure (HF) hospitalizations have an increased risk for mortality and morbidity, according to a study published in the Dec. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.Pradyumna Agasthi, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues co # Cardiology 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

HealthDay 13 December at 03.39 PM Use of Noninsulin Antidiabetic Meds Increasing for T2D in Pregnancy Use of second-line noninsulin antidiabetic medications (ADMs) is increasing for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in pregnancy, but use is not associated with a significantly increased risk for major congenital malformations (MCMs), according to a study published online Dec. 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Carolyn E. Cesta, Ph.D., from the Karolins # Diabetes & Endocrinology # Pharmacy # Family Practice # OBGYN & Women's Health 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn


Medpage Today 17 November at 10.31 PM Two Treatments That Don't Work for Osteoarthritis WASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with negative results should at least narrow your search... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
MedScape 11 November at 07.56 AM Scoring System Could Mean Better Access to Lung Transplant Scoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 07 November at 07.50 AM How key results could influence health policy The results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 05 November at 07.00 PM Mpox Cases in Congo May Be Stabilizing GOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global emergency declaration in August... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 02 November at 07.40 AM Insulin resistance caused by sympathetic nervous system over-activation, a paradigm-shifting study finds Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and collaborating institutions have found that overnutrition leads to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders through increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The study shows that reducing SNS activity can prevent insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet, suggesting a new understanding of how obesity causes insulin resistance. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
MedScape 31 October at 06.30 AM Report: Rethink Race-Based Adjustments in Clinical Tools The slow adoption of race-neutral tools may harm patient care outcomes, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Medpage Today 25 October at 02.09 PM Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their Doctor Patients were consistently more satisfied with responses from artificial intelligence (AI) to messages in the electronic health record than they were with those from their clinician, according to a study in JAMA Network Open... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 25 October at 12.40 PM Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflator The Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical proced 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 24 October at 07.50 AM Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density and increased risk of fractures, particularly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 23 October at 10.58 PM Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Offspring of Moms With Eating Disorder Offspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn