Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

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.

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly, with lifelong implications as survival into adulthood ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

Congenital heart diseases (CHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality of infants all over the world. Although next-generation sequencing has made ...

One to two out of every 100 newborn babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), yet the exact cause remains unclear. Human geneticists at the University Medicine Oldenburg (Germany) have now ...

Dextrocardia is a rare congenital condition in which the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest rather than the left, and it may not be diagnosed until adulthood. Connor O’Brien, MD, ...

People with congenital heart disease living in states with low household incomes and limited access to health insurance and ...

A recent study by the World Heart Foundation (WHF) highlighted the links between air pollution and congenital heart disease, ...

A new study from Mount Sinai presents a novel methodology for investigating digenic inheritance in human disease, identifying gene pairs involved in congenital heart disease. “Our research reveals the ...