Research News

A study by the Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging came to the conclusion that there are in some cases extreme variations between measurements by different specialized heart clinics. Read more …

In a research project of the German Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects reference values for cardiac size and mass of children and adolescent were ascertained for the first time. The study appeared in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. Read more …

The Canadian practice of adding folic acid to flour has not only reduced the occurrence of neural tube malformations, but according to a report published in the British Medical Journal, the frequency of congenital heart defects has also been reduced. Read more …