More Pediatric Heart News

• Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, boosts ...

• Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Since the mandatory addition of folic acid to flour, pasta ...

• Organ Donation Policies Vary Among Children's Hospitals

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Children's hospitals have widely varying policies on organ donation after ...

• Black Youths with High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks

  May 3 (HealthDay News) -- While untreated hypertension in any child could lead them to ...

• Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds

  March 24 (HealthDay News) -- A rare genetic heart disorder called Danon disease progresses rapidly ...

• Device Approved for Child Heart Operations

  March 9 (HealthDay News) -- A device that helps reduce the severity of adhesions in ...

• CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too

  March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Challenging the widespread belief that cardiac resuscitation is not effective ...

• Not Many U.S. Kids Need Statins

  February 16 (HealthDay News) -- When Dr. Earl S. Ford read that the American Academy ...

• Sudden Cardiac Death Rare in Young Athletes

  February 16 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of young athletes in the United States dying ...

• Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids

  February 13 (HealthDay News) -- An umbilical cord blood transplant from an unrelated or unmatched ...

• Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found

  December 4 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a gene mutation that inhibits the production ...

• Preemies' Low Blood Pressure Linked to SIDS

  December 1 (HealthDay News) -- Premature infants often have lower-than-normal blood pressure that persists during ...

• Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks

  November 20 (HealthDay News) -- Damage to the arteries of children of smokers can be ...

• Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant

  November 12 (HealthDay News) -- Minority children waiting for a heart transplant have a higher ...

• Low Birth Weight Tied to Rise in Infant Hemangiomas

  October 20 (HealthDay News) -- A rise in the number of low birth weight infants ...

• High-Risk Kids, Diabetics Need Regular Blood Pressure Checks

  October 17 (HealthDay News) -- To protect long-term heart health, children as young as 3 ...

• Kogenate FS Prevents Joint Damage in Young Hemophiliacs

  October 10 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Kogenate FS ...

• Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant

  September 29 (HealthDay News) -- In a small clinical trial, a miniature heart pump that's ...

• Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later

  September 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children who gain weight rapidly in the first five months ...