New findings on embryonic heart valves may prevent congenital heart defects in newborns

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - 11:22 in Health & Medicine

Natural triggers that could reduce the chance of life-threatening, congenital heart defects among newborn infants have been identified by biomedical engineers. Those triggers can override developmental, biological miscues, leading to proper embryonic heart and valve formation.

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