Many people are surprised to hear that congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect in the United States and the leading cause of death in the first year of life. Even fewer realize that congenital heart disease is more common than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and all childhood cancers combined. As I helped my children cut out their “heart-shaped” Valentine’s Day cards last month, I couldn’t help thinking about the difference between our … Read More
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Posted by: Tamara Hargens-Bradley in Cardiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Fetal Therapy, Medical Imaging
On: Monday, March 4, 2013
Tags: 3-D echocardiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, chest X-Ray, congenital heart defects, Diagnostic Radiology, Dianna Bardo, Doernbecher Congenital Cardiac team, Laurie Arsmby, Medical Imaging, pediatric angiography, pediatric echocardiography, pediatric heart defects
In health care today, innovation is the newest buzzword. We all strive to find new innovative ways to treat certain diseases, to provide safe health care, to create value in our systems. There are lots of “fits and starts” because not everything always works the way we envision, but when we land on something that does work, it’s like putting that last piece into a puzzle … it feels just right. That’s how I feel … Read More
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Posted by: Tamara Hargens-Bradley in Babies, Fetal Therapy, Neonatology/NICU
On: Thursday, January 3, 2013
Tags: bioethics, Cathy Cromett, Doernbecher Fetal Therapy Program, genetic counseling, interventional radiology, Jan Freitas Nichols, maternal-fetal medicine, My Doernbecher Story, OHSU Center for Women's Health, pediatric subspecialists, perinatology
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