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Cardiology
Are kids with congenital heart disease at greater risk of mental health issues?
January 05, 2021
An investigation provides much needed data on mental health issues in patients with congenital heart disease.
Social marginalization in childhood can impact circulatory health in adulthood
September 23, 2020
Many things in childhood can have a lifelong impact. A new study sheds light on how peer marginalization can impact cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood.
How cardiovascular mortality has changed for patients on dialysis
September 14, 2020
Dialysis can help extend the life expectancy of patients with kidney disease, but it also has an impact on mortality. A new study looks at how cardiovascular mortality trends have changed for patients on dialysis.
How kids’ cardiorespiratory fitness could impact health later in life
September 09, 2020
Children zoom all over the place in their play. A new meta-analysis looks at how the cardiorespiratory fitness from that running could impact later life health.
AAP issues interim guidance for MIS-C
July 21, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released interim guidance for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Using guidelines to reduce cardiometabolic risks and adiposity
July 17, 2020
The factors tied to cardiometabolic risk factors and adiposity are myriad. A report examines whether following guidelines can help reduce the risks.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19
July 13, 2020
Children who at first did not appear to contract COVID-19 have been found to exhibit a more serious illness that has now been reported worldwide. Two experts offer guidance on recognizing and treating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
What body mass index can mean for cardiometabolic risk
July 08, 2020
Overweight and obesity issues have been suspected of increasing cardiometabolic risk in children. A new study investigates.
Epidural bleeding in an infant with hemophilia
June 30, 2020
A 7-month-old male with severe hemophilia A (less than 1% factor VIII [FVIII] activity) presented to his pediatrician with fussiness and inability to sleep for 3 days. He had received his influenza vaccine 3 days earlier. What's the diagnosis?
Italian study offers more information on how MIS-C differs from Kawasaki disease
June 16, 2020
Since late April, more and more cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) have been found around the United States. A report from Italy provides more information on how it differs from Kawasaki disease.