Research Evaluates Newborn Screening Test, UK

New research commissioned by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme, a programme of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), is investigating whether the use of pulse oximetry as a screening test for congenital heart disease, could help save the lives of more newborn babies. Life threatening and significant heart defects apparent at birth account for three percent of infant deaths. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on December 20th, 2007