More Pediatric Heart News

• 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 ...

• Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension

  August 26 (HealthDay News) -- The drug allopurinol -- a drug used to lower uric ...

• Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens

  August 18 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who don't get enough sleep or have poor-quality sleep ...

• Drinking Red Bull May Cause Heart Damage: Study

  August 18 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking too much of the popular Red Bull energy drink ...

• Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues

  August 13 (HealthDay News) -- Three new reports challenge current guidelines on how long after ...

• Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids

  August 4 (HealthDay News) -- Programs to lower cholesterol from childhood on could lower rates ...

• Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- In a further concession to the impact of the childhood ...

• Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest

  June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Just one in 10 U.S. student-athletes who suffer sudden cardiac ...

• High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood

  June 16 (HealthDay News) -- People who have high blood pressure in childhood are also ...

• Heart Hormone Elevated in Children Who Wet BedHeart Hormone Elevated in Children Who Wet Bed

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Children who wet their beds frequently have elevated levels of ...

• Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Results of a small study show that the electromagnetic field ...