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
Two of the many things that I fell in love with when I moved from Boston to Portland six years ago was the city’s sense of community pride and its spirit of generosity. Acts of kindness and goodwill are seen every day in so many ways. It’s such a genuine and unique characteristic of our city that the TV show “Portlandia” pokes fun at it. Another fixture of Portland, also featured on “Portlandia,” is the … Read More
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