Pediatric Cardiology News

Children with obstructive sleep apnea experienced increased risk for future hypertension when the sleep disorder persisted during the developmental transition to adolescence, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

Healio and Cardiology Today have curated a list of the most read cardiology news of June 2021.

In a new policy statement, the AAP said all children — particularly those entering middle school — should be screened for conditions that can lead to cardiac arrest or death, regardless of their athletic status.

The FDA approved dabigatran etexilate oral pellets for multiple indications.

Texas Children’s Hospital ranked No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery for the fifth consecutive year.

The decrease in Kawasaki disease rates in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic may be attributable to pandemic prevention efforts, including mask-wearing, hand-washing and physical distancing, researchers reported.

The CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine safety group recently reviewed what it said were “relatively few reports” of myocarditis among young recipients of the messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.

High BMI in adolescence was associated with ischemic stroke risk regardless of diabetes status, according to a study published in Stroke.

The 2021 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session will be held virtually from May 15 through 17 and will feature 25 late-breaking clinical trials, 17 featured clinical research presentations and numerous abstract presentations.

The diet quality of foods consumed at schools improved dramatically while diet quality of foods consumed from grocery stores, restaurants and worksites showed small to modest gains, researchers reported.