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Cardiology

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Surgical repair of congenital heart disease increases child’s risk of death and ESKD

November 18, 2019
  • Miranda Hester

Children who undergo cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease are at increased risk for both long-term end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and mortality, according to a new study in the Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology.

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Recognize & Refer: Syncope

October 24, 2019
  • Erin Johanek, PharmD

This month’s spotlight is Pediatric Cardiology as Contemporary Pediatrics sits down exclusively with pediatric cardiologist Cheyenne Beach, MD, to discuss the one key condition for which she believes community pediatricians should be especially aware—syncope.

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Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery centers: How to compare outcomes for kids with congenital heart defects

May 1, 2019
  • Lisette Hilton

A yearly research report highlights mortality risk data for cardiothoracic surgery centers across 5 categories of surgical outcomes for congenital heart defects (CHD) in children.

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CCHD screening has room to improve

April 29, 2019
  • Rachael Zimlich, RN, BSN

Screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) is now standard across the country, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for continued improvement on how data is collected and shared from the screenings.

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Kawasaki disease: AHA statement and recommendations

October 1, 2018
  • Anne H Rowley, MD, FAAP

Pediatricians must suspect Kawasaki disease (KD) in children with prolonged unexplained fever. This article reviews the latest scientific statement on KD from the American Heart Association that is of practical importance for all clinicians.

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Sudden cardiac death in kids: What's the culprit?

April 23, 2018
  • Rachael Zimlich, RN

Sports have long been linked to cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the young, but a recent report shows that obesity may play a larger role than activity.

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Hypertension higher in childhood cancer survivors

February 1, 2018
  • Rachael Zimlich, RN

Adults who have survived childhood cancer are about 10 years ahead of their peers in terms of developing hypertension, according to a new report.

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Anxiety could be the major culprit in postvaccination presyncope

December 2, 2017
  • Rachael Zimlich, RN

A new study reviewing whether drinking water before vaccination could help dispel feelings of postvaccination dizziness found instead that anxiety before the shot may be a bigger factor.

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Coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease are related to gene polymorphisms

December 1, 2017
  • Marian Freedman
  • Michael G Burke, MD

The risk of coronary artery lesions (CALs) in Kawasaki disease (KD) is related to CYP2E1 gene polymorphisms, a study from Taiwan confirmed.

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Growth-accommodating implants could repair heart valve defects

November 1, 2017
  • Mary Beth Nierengarten, MA

A new device for the heart is designed to accommodate a child’s growth, potentially improving the success rate of a valve repair and reducing the need for more operations.

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