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.

The ensemble delivery system of the Melody valve.

News | Pediatric Cardiology

New Pediatric Investigation Article Reviews the Potential of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement for Congenital Heart Disorders

January 6, 2023 — Patients with congenital heart diseases often suffer from obstructions in the right ventricular ...

January 06, 2023

Collaborative team from Rockefeller University, Cleveland Clinic publish findings in Science

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 C ...

December 22, 2022

From left, Craig Schumacher, Jake and Yvette Honda-Schumacher. Image courtesy of Cedars-Sinai

News | Pediatric Cardiology

A Heart Fix That Fits

December 16, 2022 — Yvette Honda-Schumacher was 20 weeks pregnant and had just had a routine anatomy ultrasound when ...

December 16, 2022

Left: Echocardiogram at birth shows severe non-delamination of the tricuspid valve septal leaflet, with coaptation point near the right ventricle apex (marked with arrow). The right ventricle is small, while the right atrium is large. Right: Jaxon’s echocardiogram today shows a normal tricuspid valve position (marked with arrow) and normal sizes of the right atrium and right ventricle.

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From Severe Ebstein Anomaly to a Normal Heart

November 25, 2022 — Jodie Votava-Smith, MD, has pulled up two side-by-side echocardiograms on her computer screen and ...

November 25, 2022

Survivors face higher risk of cardiac events that can reduce their life expectancy by decades

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Exercise Testing Detects Silent Cardiovascular Dangers Common in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

November 23, 2022 — Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can detect underlying early signs of cardiovascular problems ...

November 23, 2022

Less complex heart patients may benefit, but not without risk

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Largest Randomized Trial Evaluates Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery

November 14, 2022 — For more than four decades, doctors have been split on whether giving steroids during a pediatric ...

November 14, 2022

Elite young athletes are set to benefit from a novel screening tool with the potential to change clinical practice by ruling out a serious heart condition frequently misdiagnosed. #GabeMillane #Batavia #BataviaBulldogs #BataviaFootball

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Rising Star Footballers Among Young Athletes to Benefit From New Screening Tool

October 27, 2022 — Elite young athletes are set to benefit from a novel screening tool with the potential to change ...

October 27, 2022

Draper engineers are developing the Low-force Expanding/Adaptable Pediatric (LEAP) Valve—the first heart valve that can grow with the patient. Credit: Draper

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Draper Advances Growth-Adaptive Pediatric Heart Valve with Sutureless Adhesive

September 28, 2022 — Babies born with heart valve defects will have as many as 3 to 5 open heart surgeries before ...

September 28, 2022

UC San Diego researchers have created the first diagnostic tool able differentiate between two similar pediatric inflammatory conditions, using a novel artificial intelligence-guided algorithm

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 ...

September 26, 2022

The LINQ II ICM is the first continuous, long-term cardiac monitor cleared by FDA for the pediatric patient population

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Medtronic Receives FDA Clearance for Expanded Indication of LINQ II Insertable Cardiac Monitor For Use in Pediatric Patients Ages 2 and Older

September 20, 2022 — Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the LINQ II Insertable Cardiac ...

September 20, 2022

A study from the University of Warwick has found that school-based defibrillators (AEDs) that are accessible outside of school hours could be effective in treating over two thirds of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCAs) within five minutes

News | Defibrillator Monitors

Accessible Defibrillators in Schools Could Treat Two-thirds of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests

August 1, 2022 — A study from the University of Warwick has found that school-based defibrillators (AEDs) that are ...

August 01, 2022

The authors analyzed data about 8,224 children who received cardiac transplants from January 1994 through September 2019. The data came from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), a national database of all organ transplants in the United States. The researchers adjusted their analyses for factors including age, sex, cognitive difficulties, insurance status, transplant year and the reason for heart transplant.

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Study Finds Risk Disparity for Black Children Who Have Stroke After Heart Transplant

July 13, 2022 — Black children who underwent heart transplant surgery for the first time were more than three times as ...

July 13, 2022

First study to assess cardiovascular health in U.S. using American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” metrics and scoring

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Under 30 Percent of U.S. Kids Have High Scores for Heart Health

July 1, 2022 — Most children and adolescents living in the U.S. have suboptimal scores for cardiovascular health (CVH) ...

July 01, 2022

Thomas Forbes, MD, has been named chief of pediatric cardiac services at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

News | Cardiovascular Business

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Expands Cardiac Program

June 22, 2022 — Dr. Thomas Forbes, an interventional cardiologist, has joined Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as its ...

June 22, 2022

During National CPR & AED Awareness Week 2022, Texas Children's celebrates Garrett Richardson's inspiring story

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Texas Children's Hospital Patient Thriving Today Despite Sudden Cardiac Arrest

June 3, 2022 — Texas Children's Hospital patient Garrett Richardson, 21, is alive today because his quick-thinking ...

June 03, 2022