An organoid model of the human heart provides insights into the pathology of diabetes-induced heart defects in newborns. Researchers from Michigan State University (MI, USA) have used human heart ...

Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease Date: February 8, 2024 Source: Cell Press Summary: An advanced human heart organoid system can be used to model ...

Similarly, congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common human development birth defect, and the most prevalent cause of embryonic and fetal mortality, the authors continued.

At 3 weeks old, Samantha underwent the first of four surgeries for congenital single-ventricle heart disease. She had been diagnosed before birth with the rare birth defect that left only half of her ...

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However, the result that congenital heart defects occur more often in ART newborns remained significant when comparing single births from both groups (1.62% vs 1.11%).