Study finds mixed results comparing two surgical strategies for infant heart defect
Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 20:15
in Health & Medicine
Infants born with a severely underdeveloped heart are more likely to survive to their first birthday when treated with a new shunt procedure -- yet it may not be the safest surgery long term, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. Babies born with a critically underdeveloped left side of their hearts require three surgeries to correct