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Young Fontan Patients Show Signs of Accelerated Biological Aging
Original: Shorter Telomeres Reveal Accelerated Biological Aging in Young Fontan Patients
New research indicates that children and young adults born with single-ventricle heart defects who have undergone the Fontan procedure carry shorter telomeres, a cellular marker typically associated with aging. The findings suggest the surgery's stresses or chronic circulatory changes may accelerate biological aging in these patients, raising questions about long-term monitoring and care for survivors of the procedure.
Why now: Fresh findings linking a common childhood heart surgery to early cellular aging have drawn medical and scientific attention.
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