Pediatric Cardiology

This channel includes news regarding new technologies used in the specialized care for diagnosing and treating children with heart conditions. This includes advanced diagnostics for evaluating and treating pediatric heart conditions such as congenital heart defects, cardiac arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases.

Researchers Identify Unique Biomarker Patterns Identifying MIS-C and Severe COVID in Children
April 24, 2023 — Using powerful sequencing technology, researchers have identified specific biomarker patterns in the blood that are unique to severe COVID-19 infection, as well as others unique to ...
COVID-19 Vaccine for Children After MIS-C Appears Safe
January 6, 2023 — A study of children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccination following multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) found that there were no reports of serious complications ...
Research Identifies Potential Genetic Cause for MIS-C Complication Following COVID-19 Infection
December 22, 2022 — New research findings have revealed an underlying genetic cause for why some children who have had COVID-19 infection develop Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) ...
How to Tell the Difference between Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C
September 26, 2022 — Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries, yet it has long defied easy understanding, with diverse traits and ...

While likelihood of cardiomyopathy grows over time, the overall risk remains low

News | Pediatric Cardiology

ADHD Stimulants May Increase Risk of Heart Damage in Young Adults

March 29, 2024 — Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD ...

March 29, 2024

Lantheus announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DEFINITY (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) as an ultrasound enhancing agent for use in pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, including those who have undergone heart transplant, or have Kawasaki disease or a congenital cardiovascular anomaly.

News | FDA

Lantheus Announces the FDA Approval of DEFINITY as Ultrasound Enhancing Agent for Use in Certain Pediatric Cardiovascular Patients

March 6, 2024 — Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (Lantheus), a radiopharmaceutical company, has announced that the U.S. Food and ...

March 06, 2024

Maternal stress may lead to adverse changes in mental, physical health that impact development of the fetal heart

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Severe Maternal Grief Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Failure in Child

March 1, 2024 — Prenatal stress is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease in offspring later in life. In a ...

March 01, 2024

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and VCU Health Pauley Heart Center indicates that survivors of childhood cancer are at a significantly higher risk of death following a major cardiovascular event

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Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Higher Risk of Death Following Heart Issues; Threshold for Treating Risk Factors Should be Lower

February 28, 2024 — New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and VCU Health Pauley Heart Center indica ...

February 28, 2024

Ochsner Children's Hospital, ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, is raising awareness of the need for more pediatric-specific heart devices

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Ochsner Children’s Hospital Advocates to Close the Gap in Pediatric Heart Care

February 21, 2024 — Ochsner Children's Hospital, ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology a ...

February 21, 2024

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from The Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and the University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern Medical School have shed light on the underlying molecular cell states within transplanted pediatric hearts, paving the way for improved treatment strategies and enhancing the longevity of cardiac allografts.

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Revolutionary Genomic Study Sheds Light on Immune Microenvironment in Transplanted Pediatric Hearts

February 13, 2024 — Pediatric heart transplantation has long been hailed as a life-saving intervention for children ...

February 13, 2024

Latest innovation has the potential to reduce anesthesia during minimally invasive procedures

News | Transesophageal Echo (TEE)

New Philips Mini TEE Ultrasound Transducer Helps Improve Cardiac Care for More Patients

January 31, 2024 — Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that its latest TEE transducer ...

January 31, 2024

Study Reveals Nuances in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Quality Metrics

News | STS

New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

January 30, 2024 — A study of pediatric heart surgery centers across the United States has demonstrated that, when it ...

January 30, 2024

The grants will help fund echocardiography research projects led by early career members in the Society

News | Cardiovascular Business

ASE and its Foundation Award Three $25,000 Grants to Early Career Investigators in Cardiovascular Imaging

December 12, 2023 — The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the ASE Foundation have awarded grant funding ...

December 12, 2023

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Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Selects Pediatric Intensivist to Direct Congenital Cardiac Critical Care

December 5, 2023 — David Epstein, MD, a pediatrician who has dedicated his career to caring for very ill children, has ...

December 05, 2023

A cardiac follow-up is recommended for all children who have been treated for MIS-C

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Investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Find Heart Complications in Many Children Treated for MIS-C

November 20, 2023 — In the U.S., nearly 10,000 children and adolescents have developed a condition called multisystem ...

November 20, 2023

The Patel Children's Heart Institute at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital achieved a milestone recently, implanting its 250th congenital transcatheter heart valve.

News | Heart Valve Technology

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital Implants 250th Pulmonary Valve Without Open-Heart Surgery

October 17, 2023 — The Patel Children's Heart Institute at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital achieved a milestone ...

October 17, 2023

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Rady Children’s Appoints Adel Younoszai, MD, as Rady Children’s Hospital Co-Director of the Heart Institute, and Division Chief of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego

October 6, 2023 — Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, the largest children’s hospital on the West Coast and one of the ...

October 06, 2023

A discovery of a mutation in the gene ACTA2 has given researchers, led by Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, with UTHealth Houston, insight into understanding the cause of a rare and progressive problem with arteries in the brain and a cause of strokes in young children, called moyamoya disease.

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Researchers Uncover Why a Gene Mutant Causes Young Children to Have Strokes

October 3, 2023 — A discovery of a mutation in the gene ACTA2 has given researchers, led by Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD ...

October 03, 2023

Key presentations will address youth sports, heart issues in Duchenne patients, and neurodevelopmental and psychosocial aspects of congenital heart disease

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Nemours Children’s Health Researchers to Present at World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

August 23, 2023 — Researchers from Nemours Children’s Health will present a range of studies at the World Congress of ...

August 23, 2023