Seeding a high number of bone marrow mononuclear cells on graft appears to prevent narrowing.
Physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital describe the use of an extracellular matrix cylindar valve in the mitral position.
Genetic susceptibility plus maternal hyperglycemia interact to contribute to heart defects during fetal development.
Patients with quickly worsening PLE saw serum albumin levels stabilize after dopamine treatment.
Standardize, connected care in a multidisciplinary team environment aims to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients born with single ventricle heart anatomy.
From bioengineers to interventional cardiologists, molecular biologists to cardiothoracic surgeons, experts with diverse backgrounds are focusing on the problem of heart valve disease in children.
A pair of surgeon-researchers is perfecting tissue engineered vascular grafts through bench, clinical and computational modeling studies.
