Scientists have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and ...

The incidence of babies born with serious heart defects, known as cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), rose in states ...

Congenital Heart Disease is when someone has one or more problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth. To ...

Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to those without a heart abnormality, researchers report in the journal Circulation. Childhood ...

Newborns with congenital heart disease and their mothers may both face elevated risk for cancer compared with their ...

The introduction of surgical repair for most congenital heart defects has dramatically changed the face of congenital heart disease. Mortality has shifted almost entirely from childhood to ...

Historical data show the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with congenital heart disease ...

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 ...