Objectives: Nesiritide (synthetic B-type natriuretic peptide) has been shown to be effective in the management of acute decompensated heart failure in adults. The role of nesiritide in pediatric ...

Four of these (Cases 15, 37, 46 and 54 in Table 7) died — 2 of Adams–Stokes attacks, the third in congestive heart failure with an associated lesion and the fourth with a transposition of the ...

“Although much has been studied about heart failure in adults, there is still much to learn about the genetic causes of heart failure in infants,” said Charles “Chaz” Hong, MD, PhD, Melvin ...

In the first place, from January 22 to May 10, 1962, the parents of 188 unselected children attending the Congenital Heart Clinic at the Children's Hospital Medical Center were interviewed.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a term for a group of conditions affecting the heart and its vessels before birth which results in poor growth, low oxygen levels, heart failure and in some cases ...

This prospective study investigates whether amino terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels are elevated in neonates with congenital heart defect (CHD). NT-proBNP levels in the ...

According to the Children’s Heart Foundation, about 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects in the U.S. each year. Skip to content. FOX 2.

A hole in the heart is a nonmedical term for a type of congenital heart defect. There are many types of holes in the heart, and most are present from birth. Almost 7 out of 10 infants born with a ...

"Although much has been studied about heart failure in adults, there is still much to learn about the genetic causes of heart failure in infants," said Charles "Chaz" Hong, MD, Ph.D., Melvin ...