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Cardiology
Do infant weight gain patterns affect adult risk of coronary heart disease?
July 05, 2022
Based on an investigation of associations between patterns of growth in infant weight and adult-onset coronary heart disease, the answer seems to be no.
Children born late, moderately preterm associated with higher cardiometabolic risk
June 01, 2022
Screening and early-life interventions for these patients may prevent cardiometabolic outcomes, according to investigators.
Regeneron reports evinacumab phase 3 results for children 5 to 11 years old with HoFH
May 23, 2022
Evinacumab phase 3 results show a 48% LDL-C reduction in children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Significant OSA prevalence in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension
May 17, 2022
Obstructive sleep apnea has previously been associated with pulmonary hypertension in literature, with investigators citing a “complex and bidirectional relationship” between the 2 conditions.
Diagnostic testing for SVT usually can be skipped
May 02, 2022
A visit to the emergency department for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) will often result in a battery of tests. The often normal results for those tests raise the question of whether they're needed.
Stroke screening for SCA patients falls short
March 10, 2022
Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) should receive a yearly screening to identify stroke risk, but a new investigation indicates that many affected children may not be getting it.
Comparing treatment efficacy for resistant Kawasaki disease
November 24, 2021
Sometimes Kawasaki disease doesn’t respond to treatment. An investigation looks into whether a second course of standard treatment performed better than treating with infliximab.
An adolescent female with abdominal pain and tachycardia
September 22, 2021
A female aged 13 years with morbid obesity and recent hospitalization for pyelonephritis presents with abdominal pain, tachycardia, and shortness of breath. What's the diagnosis?
Long-term outcomes of MIS-C
September 03, 2021
A research letter offers some of the first data on the long-term outcomes of the first children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Positive viral PCR test may not contraindicate cardiac surgery
August 02, 2021
A study examines whether a positive test for bronchiolitis increases morbidity or mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.