Senate Bill sb1758

    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 1758

    By Senator Fasano





    11-1160-06

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing and commending current

  3         research on Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) and

  4         calling this research to the attention of the

  5         public.

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  7         WHEREAS, Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are defects

  8  existing at birth, and

  9         WHEREAS, given growing familiarity with this disorder,

10  more diagnoses are being made of what was long thought to be a

11  very rare disorder and one for which there were few or no

12  solutions, and

13         WHEREAS, CHDs are now recognized to be among the most

14  common birth defects and are the leading cause of

15  birth-defect-related deaths, and

16         WHEREAS, too many babies and children born with CHDs

17  continue to die as a result of the severity of their heart

18  defect, the heart defect not being detected in time, a lack of

19  donor hearts, or failure of the medical intervention used, and

20         WHEREAS, more than 35,000 infants, 1 of every 125 to

21  150 infants, are born with heart defects in the United States

22  each year, and

23         WHEREAS, at least 35 different types of congenital

24  heart defects are now recognized, and numerous medical

25  scientists are researching the disorder in order to more

26  accurately understand its origin, physical signs and symptoms,

27  and surgical remedies, and

28         WHEREAS, the public should be made more aware of CHDs

29  so that early diagnosis and vigorous intervention will become

30  more likely, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 1758
    11-1160-06




 1  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 3         That the Florida Senate recognizes the significance of

 4  new research on the origin, manifestations of, and potential

 5  surgical remedies for Congenital Heart Defects; commends this

 6  research in the interests of preserving the lives of newborns

 7  and children; and urges that the public be informed of these

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