{"id":5350,"date":"2026-09-24T14:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=5350"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:05:27","slug":"a-new-approach-to-early-diagnosis-of-heart-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2026\/09\/24\/a-new-approach-to-early-diagnosis-of-heart-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Dull Newydd i Ganfod Namau ar y Galon yn Gynnar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mae Prifysgol Abertawe yn cydweithio \u00e2 chwmni newydd Americanaidd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomstandard.com\/\">Bloom Standard<\/a>, ei bartneriaid rhyngwladol a meddygon pediatrig ym Mongolia i ddatblygu dyfais feddygol newydd i wella diagnosis cynnar o fabanod sy'n cael eu geni gyda nam ar y galon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label=\"VideoPress Video Player\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/8FOwnP7E?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow=\"clipboard-write; presentation\"><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Mae'r cydweithrediad hwn yn dod ag arbenigedd arloesol <a href=\"https:\/\/swansea.ac.uk\" target=\"_self\">Prifysgol Abertawe<\/a> ynghyd, gydag  Athro Cyswllt Gwyddoniaeth Gofal Iechyd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/staff\/e.rees\/\" target=\"_self\">Emma Rees<\/a> a'i chydweithiwr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/staff\/n.demello\/\" target=\"_self\">Dr Natalie de Mello<\/a> yn cydweithio \u00e2 Bloom Standard wrth i'r cwmni ddatblygu'r ddyfais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y nod cyffredin yw gwella diagnosis cynnar o namau ar y galon cynhenid, cyflwr sy'n effeithio ar bobl ledled y byd. Ar hyn o bryd, mae'r diffygion calon hyn fel arfer yn cael eu canfod gan ddefnyddio darnau mawr a drud o offer ac mae angen arbenigedd mewn amgylcheddau ysbytai. Gall hyn fod yn her pan fydd babanod yn cael eu geni mewn ardaloedd mwy anghysbell neu mewn lleoliadau lle mae adnoddau gofal iechyd yn fwy cyfyngedig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gweledigaeth Bloom Bision yw datblygu peiriant uwchsain hunan-yrru llawer llai y gellir ei ddefnyddio gan unrhyw un mewn lleoliadau mwy anghysbell. Y nod yw i'w ddyfais ffod yn rhan o'r llwybr sgrinio presennol a gwella'r gallu i ganfod namau ar y galon llawer yn gynharach yn ystod plentyndod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I Emma, roedd y bartneriaeth \u00e2 Bloom Standard yn addas iawn. Gyda 30 mlynedd o brofiad mewn profion diagnostig cardiaidd, llwyddodd i ddod ag arbenigedd clinigol i'r prosiect, ochr yn ochr \u00e2 chefnogaeth seilwaith arloesi Prifysgol Abertawe a'r arbenigedd ehangach sydd ar gael ar draws y Brifysgol. Y weledigaeth gyffredin yw cydweithio i wneud gwahaniaeth i bobl yng Nghymru ac yn fyd-eang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Mae'r <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/hwa\/\" target=\"_self\">Academi Iechyd a Lles<\/a> yn cynnig labordy sganio calonnau arbenigol i gefnogi'r gwaith, yn ogystal \u00e2 chyfle i bartneriaid yn y diwydiant i sefydlu eu swyddfeydd a labordai ochr yn ochr ag academyddion. Mae'r cydleoli hyn yn cynnig proses arloesi mwy effeithlon drwy ddod ag arbenigedd o'r diwydiant a'r byd academaidd ynghyd mewn un lle. Mae'r prosiect hefyd yn cefnogi ymchwilydd PhD, gydag ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar ddatblygu'r ddyfais a dulliau newydd o weithredu'r ymchwil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bydd y gwaith hwn yn cefnogi datblygiad y ddyfais bresennol a darparu dysgu y gellir ei gymhwyso i gwmn\u00efau eraill yn y dyfodol. Mae'r cydweithrediad hwn yn dangos sut y gall cyfuno arbenigedd clinigol, ymchwil academaidd a phrofiad yn y diwydiant helpu i gefnogi datblygiad technolegau meddygol i ddatrys heriau gofal iechyd yng Nghymru ac ar draws y byd.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swansea University is collaborating with US start-up company Bloom Standard, its international partners and paediatric doctors in Mongolia to support the development of a new medical device designed to improve the early diagnosis of babies born with heart defects. The collaboration brings together clinical and innovation expertise from Swansea University, with Associate Professor of Healthcare [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":5352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1367],"tags":[1375,1369,1368,1370],"class_list":["post-5350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","tag-health","tag-innovation","tag-research","tag-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-1oi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4011,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2026\/02\/23\/advancing-the-improve-hf-programme\/","url_meta":{"origin":5350,"position":0},"title":"Datblygu'r Rhaglen IMPROVE-HF i Gefnogi Arloesi Methiant y Galon","author":"meganchick1","date":"23rd Chwefror 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Building on the momentum\u00a0established\u00a0in last year\u2019s\u00a0pioneering initiative\u00a0led\u00a0by\u00a0Swansea University\u2019s Dr Emma Rees and Dr Aimee Drane, the IMPROVE-HF programme has now entered a new and exciting phase. 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