Research from Baylor University in the Area of Weight Gain Described.

According to the authors of recent research from Houston, Texas, "There has been considerable improvement in survival after the first stage of palliation for single-ventricle heart disease. Yet, interstage mortality continues to plague this population."

"Home monitoring has been proposed to reduce interstage mortality. We review our experience after creation of a Single Ventricle Program. All infants with a single ventricle heart defect who were admitted to Texas Children's Hospital from the inception of the Single Ventricle Program on September 1, 2007, to January 1, 2010, were included in the Single Ventricle Program cohort. Infants with a single ventricle presenting between …