New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively simple issues, such as small holes between chambers of the heart, to very severe malformations, including complete absence of one or more chambers or valves...