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In a medical records study covering thousands of children, a U.S.-Canadian team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concludes that while surgery to correct congenital heart disease (CHD) within 10 years after birth may restore young hearts to healthy function, it also may be associated with an increased risk of hypertension high blood pressure within a few months or years after surgery.
A ‘Game changer’ Grant for Managing a Mystifying SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease
A ‘Game changer’ Grant for Managing a Mystifying SARS-CoV-2 Related Disease
Johns Hopkins investigators awarded $4.8 million by the National Institutes of Health to design predictive models for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
Shelby Kutty, above, and Cedric Manlhiot are leveraging patient data from a consortium of 19 hospitals to create artificial intelligence-based models for diagnosis, treatment and outcome prediction for children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
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Gary Logan on 01/14/2021
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, is a complex syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Children have presented with diarrhea, vomiting and severe cardiovascular problems in addition to respiratory problems. Other symptoms include conjunctivitis, skin rash, swollen hands or feet, cracked lips and a red tongue signs typically associ
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