Kid-size Implant Holds Promise for Managing Severe Pediatric Heart Disease
... A team of pediatric specialists and biomedical engineers from The Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a $4.2 million, five-year government contract to begin development of a ventricular assist device d...

Velocardiofacial Syndrome
... Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a disorder that has been associated with over thirty different features. (A disease or disorder that has more than one identifying feature or symptom is a syndrome....

Turner syndrome
... Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects development in females. Women with this condition tend to be shorter than average and are usually infertile, or unable to conceive a child, beca...

Down syndrome
... Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition that is associated with mental retardation, a characteristic facial appearance, and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy. People with Down syndrome are at a...

Congenital Heart Disease
... The term "congenital heart disease" indicates that a structural problem (or defect) in a baby's heart is present at birth. A baby's heart begins to form shortly after conception. By the end of...

Tetralogy of Fallot
... Your child's heart is a muscle about the size of your child's fist. It works like a pump and beats about 100,000 times a day. The heart has 2 sides, separated by an inner wall called the septu...

Noonan syndrome
... Noonan syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, and skeletal abnormalities. Most males with this disorder ...