Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...

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 ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Acyanotic heart disease is a type of congenital heart defect that causes abnormal blood flow. It can range from mild to severe. Babies with the condition can seem out of breath and fatigued.

(NewsNation) — Anemia in pregnancy can raise the risk of heart defects in the child, a recent U.K.-based study found. In the United States, about 40,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year, ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 ...

At 15 months old, Dr. Kyle Riggs had his first heart surgery. Now, he's a pediatric heart surgeon at the University of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mothers with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are more likely to have offspring with a congenital heart defect.