Myocardial ischemia, the primary driver of heart attacks, remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Delays in diagnosis directly correlate with increased myocardial necrosis, higher ...

Researchers have found that smartphone audio could improve how fetal movement is tracked, which may offer a new way to help identify the risk of stillbirth early on.

These devices may feel reassuring, but they aren't always giving you the full picture of your baby's health.

Even women who felt well before pregnancy may begin to notice symptoms around 28 to 30 weeks, when the cardiovascular system reaches its peak workload.

The center is led by a cardiologist and staffed by surgeons, physicians and therapists who specialize in congenital heart ...

Children's Minnesota advised that families would often first hear concerns during routine ultrasounds after the first ...

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools using ...

The guidelines in this document from the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics focus upon optimal care of the newborn infant, including those who are proceeding to a normal ...

The Hilo is a new monitor that takes blood pressure readings throughout the day and alerts you when something is amiss, but it has downsides.

Heart rate is an important sign of fetal health, yet few technologies exist to easily and inexpensively track fetal heart rates outside of doctors' offices. This can create risks for pregnancies in ...

Abstract: This paper covers the development of a fetal heart monitor (fHM) on an ARM Cortex-M3 based platform, and its application in extracting fetal heart rate (fHR) non-invasively from the maternal ...

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is primarily an inherited condition associated with the risk of sudden cardiac death. Due to variable phenotypic expression, a prolonged QT interval on a 12-lead ECG is not ...