Tag: ssri
Texas Gastroschisis Lawsuit
Gastroschisis is a severe congenital birth defect of the abdominal wall, in which a baby is born with its intestines partially outside the body, protruding through a hole in the umbilical cord. The Centers for Disease control is warning the...
Texas Pulmonary Stenosis Lawsuit
Pulmonary Stenosis (PS) is a birth defect of the heart, when the pulmonary valve is too narrow. Serious cases can lead to heart failure and death. A new study has found that women who took antidepressants or SSRIs are twice...
Texas Heart Murmur Lawsuit
A Heart Murmur is any abnormal sound a doctor hears with a stethoscope. Most heart murmurs are harmless, but some are due to serious, life-threatening underlying diseases, usually involving the heart valves. Children born to mothers who took SSRIs, antidepressants,...
Texas Truncus Arteriosus Lawsuit
Truncus Arteriosus (TA) is a congenital birth defect of the heart, in which only one vessel exits the heart instead of two. Recent studies have found that mothers who took antidepressants, SSRIs, and other medications during pregnancy are twice as...
Texas Coarctation of the Aorta Heart Lawsuit
Coarctation of the Aorta (COA) is a birth defect of the heart, in which the aorta is narrowed. This constriction usually requires surgery, because if untreated, it can lead to serious side-effects, including heart failure and death. Severe heart defects...
Texas Patent Ductus Arteriosus Lawsuit
The Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is a heart defect normally present in newborns, but usually closes shortly after birth. In some babies, this hole does not close, and can lead to serious, life-threatening complications, including heart failure and death. There...
Texas Aortic Stenosis Lawsuit
Aortic Stenosis (AS) is a heart defect that occurs when the aortic valve is too narrow. This birth defect can lead to heart failure, and may require surgery to cure. Congenital heart defects are more common in babies born to...
Texas Tricuspid Atresia Lawsuit
Tricuspid Atresia is a serious, life-threatening birth defect of the heart. The tricuspid valve fails to develop, and instead is a solid wall of tissue. TA often develops along with Ventricular Septal Defects and other abnormalities. New research has raised...
Texas Tricuspid Valve Stenosis Lawsuit
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis (closely related to Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation) is as congenital heart defect where the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the right side of the heart is too narrow, thus inhibiting blood flow through the heart....
Texas Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome Lawsuit
Evidence is growing that mothers who take SSRIs, antidepressants, Depakote, Depakene, pain medication, and other prescription medications during pregnancy are at a higher risk of having babies with serious congenital heart defects, including Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome. HRHS is a...