Pediatric Cardiology News

Primary hypertension in children is a predictor of hypertension and other CVD in adulthood, yet the condition is often unrecognized and undertreated.

Adolescents who were sedentary had greater increases in left ventricular mass than those who were physically active, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

A review of electronic health records data showed that fewer than half of children with elevated BP have a guideline-adherent diagnosis code or attended guideline-adherent follow-up, and that clinical decision support tools are underused.

The disparate prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among adult Black and Hispanic survivors of childhood cancer was comparable to the disparities in the American general population, researchers reported.

Children who underwent implantation of a transcatheter leadless pacemaker experienced implant success, good electrical performance and a low level of major complications during short-term follow-up, real-world data show.

Primary hypertension is now the leading type of pediatric hypertension, especially in adolescents, raising their subsequent risk for CV events in adulthood, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Elevated umbilical cord blood insulin concentration measured early after birth could be tied to high BP during childhood and adolescence, especially in children born preterm, according to a study published in Hypertension.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA has extended approval of evinacumab-dgnb as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering therapy for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in children aged 5 to 11 years.

Among Medicaid-insured youths from Delaware, higher childhood neighborhood area deprivation index score was associated with hypertension diagnosis, researchers reported.

Dexrazoxane appeared to have a cardioprotective effect almost 2 decades after exposure to anthracyclines among a cohort of young adults who survived childhood cancer, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.