Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes ...

Acquired comorbidities and lifestyle-related factors are linked to all-cause mortality in adults with congenital heart ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

Adults with congenital heart defects were more likely to experience an abnormal, irregular heartbeat, finds a study from Israel, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association The study of ...

BACKGROUND: Survival estimates after congenital heart surgery (CHS) in the United States are essential for planning ...

A North American registry analysis found that congenital heart disease was associated with fourfold higher odds of ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...

The incidence of babies born with serious heart defects, known as cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), rose in states that enacted restrictive abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court's ...

Sonny Bill Williams underwent open-heart surgery in Australia after a routine check-up uncovered a congenital heart defect. The All Blacks legend shares his story.

Pennsylvania’s health department issued a health alert Monday as cases of measles in pregnancy and, in turn, cases of ...