OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER USES AI TO HELP CHILDREN WITH HEART DEFECTS AVOID LIFELONG HYPERTENSION

NORFOLK, Va., July 6 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:

For many children born with a serious heart defect, surgery is only the beginning of their journey. Even after successful treatment, many go on to develop hypertension and other cardiovascular complications later in life.

An Old Dominion University researcher believes there may be a critical opportunity to change that outcome.

Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), congenital heart defects affect nearly 40,000 babies in the United States each year, and more than 2,000 are born with coarctation of the aorta (CoA). It is one of the most critical, but common forms of congenital heart disease. Children with CoA have an average...