Pulse oximetry detects heart defects in newborns 
ModernMedicine
Pulse oximetry is highly specific and moderately sensitive for detecting critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) in asymptomatic newborn babies, according to a new meta-analysis. Congenital heart defects are a major cause of infant death.

 

A small heart fighting for a chance 
Dodge City Daily Globe
On this same day, Tony's parents were given the news that their son was born with a heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. Congenital heart defects are the number one birth defect, affecting one out of every115 to 150 births, according to American ...

 

Henry Ford Hospital Names Director of New Structural Heart Disease Program 
MarketWatch (press release)
DETROIT, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- William W. O'Neill, MD, has been appointed medical director of the new Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital. He will begin his new position on July 31.
Renowned cardiologist coming home to head new Henry Ford heart center Detroit Free Press

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Nonprofit Aims to Detect Heart Problems in SC 
Patch.com
After the screening by Heartfelt Cardiac Project, a Laguna Beach-based charity, O'Hare spent many months receiving tests and evalutions from various cardiologists, and eventually underwent a procedure to correct the defect in his heart.

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Henry Ford Hospital Names Director of New Structural Heart Disease Program 
PR Newswire (press release)
DETROIT, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- William W. O'Neill, MD, has been appointed medical director of the new Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital. He will begin his new position on July 31. Dr. O'Neill is an internationally ...

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Returning To Detroit, William O'Neill Heads To Henry Ford Hospital 
Forbes
DETROIT ? William W. O'Neill, MD, has been appointed medical director of the new Center for Structural Heart Disease at Henry Ford Hospital.He will begin his new position on July 31. Dr. O'Neill is an internationally recognized leader in interventional ...

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Causes of heart disease 
Canada.com
The causes of heart disease are as varied as the types of heart disease. Some of the most common causes of heart disease include atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"), changes in the electrical activity of the heart, birth defects, ...

 

Newborn heart defect screening urged 
CBC.ca
Newborns should be screened for heart defects using a simple, non-invasive test, a new review finds. Heart defects present at birth are a leading cause of infant deaths. Surgery improves survival of serious cases but newborns may not show signs of the ...
Universal Heart Screening Recommended for Newborns ABC News
Screening all newborns for heart defects could save hundreds of lives a year Daily Mail
Heart defect baby screening method 'could save hundreds' Telegraph.co.uk
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Infant son's battle with heart condition spurs mother into action 
Daily Breeze
Now 3 years old, Towns has endured three open heart surgeries. He is now a little fireball but may face future surgery as he grows. Sarah and a group of mothers are forming a non-profit group to raise awareness of the condition.

 

The Crowd: A heartfelt night at the BBC 
Daily Pilot
Founded in 1924, the American Heart Assn.is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary health organization devoted to preventing heart disease and stroke. Heart disease and stroke are the number one and number four killers in America, claiming some ...

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