Pediatric Cardiology News

Data show about one in four children admitted with acute decompensated HF develops cardiogenic shock with 24 hours, with high risk for in-hospital mortality that increases with escalating cardiogenic shock stage.

When children aged 8 to 15 years were screened for risk for before participating in sports, the diagnostic yield for identifying those at risk was higher in those aged 12 years or older, researchers reported.

Artificial intelligence may have a role in the early detection of rheumatic heart disease using mitral regurgitation jet analysis, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers identified a positive association between consumption of 100% fruit juice and weight gain in children, according to study results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Elevated lipid levels were associated with worsening structural and functional cardiac damage in adolescents and young adults, though in the case of LDL, the relationship was partially mediated by elevated BP and fat mass, data show.

A review of electronic medical records show the Apple Watch detected heart rhythm abnormalities in children that led to a new arrhythmia diagnosis for some, and also recorded some arrhythmias that traditional ambulatory monitors did not.

Data from a large pediatric heart transplant recipient database suggest initiating statin therapy after transplant has no benefit on graft survival or freedom from cardiac allograft vasculopathy compared with no statin use.

More than 1 year after the world’s first partial heart transplant in a newborn boy, pediatric transplant cardiologists at Duke Health report that the donor valve tissue is growing with the child.

Adult survivors of childhood cancer with a high risk of cardiovascular disease may not be receiving proper cardiac testing, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

A consensus statement outlines best practices and competencies for cardiac catheterization in pediatric patients and adults with congenital heart disease, reflecting an evolution in practice for patients with unique procedural requirements.