Late ventricular septal defect due to blunt trauma - Soleimanpour H, Shams Vahdati S, Fakhree MB.
INTRODUCTION: This is very rare case report regarding late ventricular septal defect (VSD) following blunt trauma. CASE REPORT: A 23-year-old motorcycle rider lost control and crashed to another motorcycle. He was transferred to emergency department by eme... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Congenital heart disease is no match for this fighter
It’s a Saturday afternoon at Fist Fitness, a boxing gym in Westford, Mass. co-owned by Joe Bellone and Sean Eklund, nephew of the famous “Irish Micky Ward.”
A patron enters, slightly tired from a morning 5K run, but ready for another solid workout. It’s been a few months since she’s trained at the gym, but she remembers all of the motions: left, right, 1-2-3, uppercut–she’s in the zone. Her trainer, Eklund, kneels down to get to her eye level. Twelve-year old Hayden is just under 54” tall.
Hayden Schenck is not your average sixth grader. She has a zest for adventure, a love of math and a mean left hook. Her...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 22, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Horan Tags: Our patients’ stories congenital heart defect congenital heart disease Heart Center Source Type: news
Kristin’s story: From open heart surgery patient to child life specialist
There’s a saying: “Life’s roughest storms prove the strength in our anchors.” I have faced many storms in my life, and my anchors have grounded me with hope and strength.
I was born with complex congenital heart disease. By the time I was 36 hours old, I had been diagnosed with an atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD), double outlet right ventricle, left and right ventricles reversed, dextracardia, mitral valve regurgitation and pulmonary stenosis. For many, this sounds like a long laundry list of defects, but for me and my family it became everyday life.
At 10 days old, I underwent my first...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 24, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: Heart conditions Our patients’ stories congenital heart disease Heart Center Source Type: news
Acquired ventricular septal defect: a rare sequel of blunt chest trauma in a 7-year-old boy - Ogunkunle OO, Duru CO, Omokhodion SI, Adebayo BE.
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common congenital cardiac lesion encountered worldwide. Only very rarely is it acquired, and causation through blunt injury in a child is extremely rare. A previously healthy 7-year-old boy suffered blunt chest t... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Joey’s message of hope: Listen to your heart
Five minutes. That’s how long Joey Williams was expected to live – IF he made it to term, which his doctors were not expecting. His mother, Rebecca Williams, received the prognosis when she was 21 weeks pregnant.
Prenatal testing had already revealed that Joey had Down syndrome and a significant type of congenital heart disease in which one of the sides of his heart was underdeveloped. His diagnoses included atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect.
When Rebecca heard the news of her son’s meager life expectancy, she was devastated. Yet she also felt a well of unconditional love grow deep inside her. “...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 9, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Horan Tags: Heart conditions Our patients’ stories Source Type: news
Blunt chest trauma resulting in both atrial and ventricular septal defects - Ortiz Y, Waldman AJ, Bott JN, Carlan SJ, Madruga M.
Cardiac septal defects are known complications to blunt chest trauma. The incidence of a traumatic isolated atrial septal defect is unknown and the concurrent occurrence of nonlethal ventricular and atrial septal defects has not been reported. A healthy ma... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Ventricular Septal Defect Therapeutics Clinical Trials Market Review...
This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on...(PRWeb October 12, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ventricular-septal-defect/clinical-trials-2014/prweb12239991.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 12, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Parent’s View: The Importance of Children’s Hospitals
This story is written by Kerri Vatour and was originally published on the Children’s Hospital Association’s blog.
The first time Boston Children’s Hospital saved my son’s life, he was 21 hours old.
It wasn’t a surprise—Joey had been diagnosed in utero with both a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a hole between the right and left sides of his heart, and a duodenal stenosis, where a portion of the intestine is so constricted that very little can pass through, by doctors in the Advanced Fetal Care Center.
Upon birth, it was obvious that the latter issue would take precedence, and Dr. Smithers worked his ma...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 21, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: All posts Source Type: news
Ventricular Septal Defect
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 29, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Ventricular Septal Defect
Title: Ventricular Septal DefectCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/1/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/14/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - January 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Hearts of two runners collide
By Tara Poulin
“A runner must run with dreams in his heart,” said Emil Zatopek, Olympic long-distance runner, winner of 3 gold medals in the 1952 summer Olympics, and known for his brutally tough training methods.
Kendal
This statement was never more true than when considering the bond that has been formed between my daughter, who was born with congenital heart disease and kidney malformations, and a woman who runs in her name for each Boston Marathon, including during this past year’s tragedy.
On October 13, 2003, three days after her birth at Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH), Kendal Powe had her first...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 12, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: All posts Heart conditions Our patients’ stories Heart Center our patients' stories Source Type: news
Decongestant sprays linked to rare birth defects
Conclusion
This study suggests a possible link between phenylephrine and phenylpropanolamine – found in decongestant medicines – and an increased risk of three specific birth defects (endocardial cushion defect, ear defects, pyloric stenosis). Numerous other medications were tested but were not found to be associated with birth defects.
However, the study performed many statistical comparisons looking for links with many different birth defects. These three defects were the ones where significant links were found, but it is possible that some of the results may be due to chance alone.
The authors clearly recognised the...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Pregnancy/child Cancer Source Type: news
Our patients’ stories: saving “princess” Emily
By Paul Schuster
Emily
Our daughter Emily’s heart defect wasn’t discovered until she was nearly 3 years old. In hindsight, we now know that her numerous illnesses and bouts of pneumonia were a sign that something wasn’t right, but until her diagnosis, we never suspected anything serious. She always had plenty of liveliness and certainly kept us busy with her antics—dancing or singing or getting Daddy to play princess with her… again.
By all counts, she was just our happy, energetic little girl.
Then, during a routine doctor’s visit, a nurse said she heard a murmur in Emily’s heartbeat. We didn’t th...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 28, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: All posts Heart conditions Our patients’ stories ASD atrial septal defects Christopher Baird David Fulton Heart Center Jenna Murray our patients' stories Source Type: news
