Pediatric Cardiology News

Financial hardship, food insecurities and delays in care due to medical costs are common among families of children with congenital heart disease, researchers reported.

Children with congenital heart disease are significantly more likely to have anxiety, depression or ADHD, according to data from a Texas hospital.

Longer chest compression pause duration for in-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with worse survival outcomes among pediatric patients, a speaker reported.

Healio and Cardiology Today have curated a list of the most-read cardiology news from November.

In its final recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for high BP in asymptomatic children and adolescents.

The risk for cardiovascular disease persists for 10 years after initial hospitalization among children with Kawasaki disease, according to data presented at the ACR Convergence 2020 virtual meeting.

In coordination with the Choosing Wisely initiative, the AAP released a list of common medical therapies and practices related to pediatric heart health that may be unnecessary, such as routine ECGs for student athletes.

Healio and Cardiology Today have curated a list of our top articles of October in cardiology and cardiac/vascular intervention.

The offspring of women who used modafinil or armodafinil during pregnancy had a higher risk of major congenital malformations than the general population, data show.

Cardiovascular toxicity associated with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is both limited and reversible among high-risk children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to results of a phase 1 clinical trial.