A study led by scientists at King's has revealed how the physical orientation of the heart inside the chest dramatically ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models have improved the ability to stratify adults across the CVD risk spectrum ...

Conclusion: The results suggest that the application of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Model in patients with cerebrovascular stenosis and coronary heart disease can effectively enhance ...

Valvular heart disease poses an escalating global health challenge with an increasing impact on mortality and disability. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the global burden of valvular heart ...

Objectives: To assess whether the route by which neonatal congenital heart disease (CHD) is first recognised influences outcome after surgery. Methods: Surgical neonates admitted to a tertiary cardiac ...

Early detection is crucial to prevent lifelong complications and emotional distress, especially in adolescent girls.

In the past 52 years, deaths from heart attacks have declined by nearly 90 percent, the study found, and overall heart disease death rates dropped by 66 percent. However, researchers have tracked an ...

Scoliosis is usually, but not always, idiopathic. This article is a guide to screening for comorbid conditions when scoliosis is encountered in a child or adolescent.

The future of scoliosis diagnosis lies in the genetic make-up of the patient. Recently, a series of DNA markers has been associated with some forms of idiopathic scoliosis. If we can use those ...

Background: Congenital heart defects (CHD), represent the leading cause of neonatal mortality among congenital abnormalities. Genetic factors, such as EVC2 gene mutations and other genetic alterations ...

Objectives Data on the clinical outcome of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) affected by severe viral pneumonia are limited. We analysed morbidity and mortality of viral pneumonia and ...