Pediatric Cardiology News

Editor’s Note: This is part three of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on the development and use of AI to improve clinical outcomes in cardiovascular medicine and considerations for regulatory labeling and patient privacy .

SAN ANTONIO — Higher concentrations of some phthalate and plasticizer metabolites were associated with higher odds of metabolic syndrome in U.S. adolescents and young adults, according to an analysis presented at ObesityWeek.

Editor’s Note: This is part two of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on the development and use of AI to improve clinical outcomes in cardiovascular medicine and considerations for regulatory labeling and patient privacy.

SAN ANTONIO — In adolescents with obesity, GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with lower risk for incident hypertension development 5 and 10 years after initiation vs. other anti-obesity medications, a speaker reported.

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on the development and use of AI to improve clinical outcomes in cardiovascular medicine and considerations for regulatory labeling and patient privacy .

Childhood BMI, blood pressure and smoking status performed as well as lipid levels in predicting the risk for cardiovascular events in adulthood, according to study findings published in Pediatrics.

Highly caffeinated drinks can pose serious cardiovascular risks to children and adolescents, yet unlike soda, they are not subjected to caffeine content limits or labeling requirements in the United States.

Women with serum folate levels that were too low or too high during midpregnancy were more likely to have an infant born with congenital heart disease, with maternal vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels modulating risk, researchers reported.

In this Healio video exclusive, Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, discusses barriers to developing cardiovascular digital health solutions for women.