Families with children born with congenital heart conditions are finding hope and support through the Congenital Heart ...

Despite the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, many people are unclear about the role their genes play and how to lower their risk.

Babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome typically require multiple surgeries in the first few years of life, but ...

Heart disease may run in your family but genes account for only 20-30 per cent of your risk of heart problems. The rest is ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. - According to the American Heart Association, over 2.4 million Americans alive today have some form of ...

Anyone with four kids usually has their hands full and Roseli Quakkelaar is no exception. But on top of the usual school and ...

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 collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.

Mental health can impact the heart leading to increased stress hormone secretions thereby causing high BP, irregular ...

"Our research reveals the potential for digenic inheritance—where two genes work together to cause disease—expanding our ...

Though learning that your child has a heart defect like a ventricular septal defect can be frightening, understanding the ...

Congenital heart disease is usually detected by Electrocardiogram (ECG), chest X-ray, and 2D echocardiography. Know the ...