Researchers Identify Potential Prenatal Biomarkers of Congenital Heart Diseases
Researchers Identify Potential Prenatal Biomarkers of Congenital Heart Diseases https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Insight-Right_FINAL-HLHS-for-web-1024x637.jpg 1024 637 Katelyn Scott https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b8dd591b52643e28471625ad0e51175bcbeee7b3f043f19df4a3268a82c2ef3?s=96&d=mm&r=gIn a research letter published in Circulation Research, researchers at Nationwide Children’s describe a potential biomarker that would identify the presence of SVHD in a fetus based on a maternal blood test. Single ventricle heart diseases (SVHDs), the most severe type of congenital heart disease require immediate treatment after birth. A growing number of fetal…