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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37755470/evaluating-variation-in-the-cardiac-management-of-children-with-hereditary-thoracic-aortic-disease-in-the-united-states
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cassie N Weyland, Katherine B Salciccioli, Taylor Beecroft, Emily N Soludczyk, Shaine A Morris
Hereditary thoracic aortic diseases (HTAD) such as Marfan syndrome (MFS), Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), and vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS) frequently result in complex cardiovascular pathology that can lead to premature death. However, given limited research and lack of detailed pediatric management guidelines, practice in the U.S. is largely guided by personal experience and/or advice from other professionals. A REDCap survey was composed that covered topics including genetic testing, imaging, and medication choice (all in children), among others...
September 27, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37750969/burden-with-no-benefit-prior-authorization-in-congenital-cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brian S Marcus, Neha Bansal, Joshua Saef, Christina Fink, Angira Patel, Katherine D Shaffer, John E Mayer, Jonathan N Johnson, Kenneth Shaffer, Devyani Chowdhury
Prior authorization is a process that health insurance companies use to determine if a patient's health insurance will cover certain medical treatments, procedures, or medications. Prior authorization requests are common in adult congenital and pediatric cardiology (ACPC) due to need for advanced diagnostics, complex procedures, disease-specific medications, and the heterogeneity of the ACPC population. Prior authorizations in ACPC are rarely denied, but nonetheless, they are often accompanied by significant administrative burden on clinical care teams and delays in patient care...
September 26, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37749261/outpatient-pediatric-cardiology-follow-up-of-patients-with-multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-in-children-mis-c-a-single-institution-medium-term-follow-up-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jerin Tresa Jose, Elif Seda Selamet Tierney
We are continuing to learn about the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. There are many published studies regarding the acute management of MIS-C; however, there is still much to learn regarding the long-term outcomes of patients with MIS-C. In this study, we report the outcomes of patients admitted at our institution with MIS-C and the follow-up practices in Pediatric Cardiology over the last three years. We included patients who were admitted at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital between January 1, 2020 and October 31, 2022, who met the CDC criteria for MIS-C, and were followed in the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic at our institution...
September 25, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37743384/the-inadequate-oxygen-delivery-index-and-its-correlation-with-venous-saturation-in-the-pediatric-cardiac-intensive-care-unit
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rohit S Loomba, Enrique G Villarreal, Saul Flores, Juan S Farias, Alex Constas
Continuous monitoring software, T3, has an integrated index called the inadequate oxygen delivery index 50% (IDO2-50) which displays a probability that the mixed venous saturation is below a user-selected threshold of 30-50%. The primary aim of this study was to determine the correlation of the IDO2-50 with a measured venous saturation. The secondary aim of this study was to characterize the hemodynamic factors that contributed to the IDO2-50. This single-center, retrospective study aimed to characterize the correlation between IDO2-50 and inferior vena cava (IVC) saturation...
September 24, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37741935/risk-factors-and-nomogram-model-of-postoperative-delirium-in-children-with-congenital-heart-disease-a-single-center-prospective-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dou Mao, Lijuan Fu, Wenlan Zhang
Delirium is a common postoperative complication in children with congenital heart disease, which affects their postoperative recovery. The purpose of this study is to explore the risk factors of delirium and construct a nomogram model to provide novel references for the prevention and management of postoperative delirium in children with congenital heart disease. 470 children after congenital heart surgery treated in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) of Shanghai Children's Medical Center were divided into a model and a validation cohort according to the principle of 7:3 distribution temporally...
September 23, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37740738/management-of-junctional-rhythm-in-patients-after-the-fontan-operation-a-multicenter-congenital-cardiology-survey
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Seshadri Balaji, Patrick D Evers, Anjan S Batra, Jeremy Moore
Sinus node dysfunction with concomitant junctional rhythm (JR) is frequently observed among Fontan patients and has been recognized as a contributor to heart failure. The impact and management of JR is unclear. A survey was mailed to all members of the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology society (PACES) and members were asked to forward the questionnaire to their non-electrophysiology colleagues. Responses were received from 154 physicians (88 electrophysiologists (EP's) and 66 non-EP's (46 pediatric cardiologists and 20 adult congenital cardiologists)...
September 23, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37730881/prenatally-diagnosed-interventricular-septal-aneurysm-with-associated-ventricular-dysfunction
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julia E Behrend, Amy S Lay, Nicholas K Brown, Janelle R Bolden, Anna G Joong, Sandhya R Ramlogan
Congenital interventricular septal aneurysms (IVSA) of the muscular septum are rare and can be associated with other familial abnormalities of the ventricular septum, arrhythmias, additional congenital heart disease, and chromosomal abnormalities. IVSA is also linked to ventricular dysfunction and non-compaction, although there are limited reports of this association presenting in utero. We describe a case of fetal ventricular septal aneurysm associated with ventricular dysfunction and pericardial effusion.
September 20, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37728799/answer-to-dr-bassareo-s-letter-aortic-dilatation-in-patients-with-fallot-type-conotruncal-anomalies
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LETTER
Jae Gun Kwak
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 20, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37725124/augmented-reality-visualization-of-3d-rotational-angiography-in-congenital-heart-disease-a-comparative-study-to-standard-computer-visualization
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Arash Salavitabar, Jeffrey D Zampi, Courtney Thomas, Dominic Zanaboni, Andrea Les, Ray Lowery, Sunkyung Yu, Wendy Whiteside
Augmented reality (AR) visualization of 3D rotational angiography (3DRA) provides 3D representations of cardiac structures with full visualization of the procedural environment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of converting 3DRAs of congenital heart disease patients to AR models, highlight the workflow for 3DRA optimization for AR visualization, and assess physicians' perceptions of their use. This single-center study prospectively evaluated 30 retrospectively-acquired 3DRAs that were converted to AR, compared to Computer Models (CM)...
September 19, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37725123/electrocardiographic-findings-in-genotype-positive-and-non-sarcomeric-children-with-definite-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-and-subclinical-variant-carriers
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Priyanka Anvekar, Paul Stephens, Renzo J C Calderon-Anyosa, Hunter L Kauffman, Danielle S Burstein, Alyssa L Ritter, Rebecca C Ahrens-Nicklas, Victoria L Vetter, Anirban Banerjee
In children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the genotype-phenotype association of abnormal electrocardiographic (ECG) features in the backdrop of gene positivity has not been well described. This study aimed to describe the abnormal ECG findings in children with HCM harboring who have genetic variants and determine the association with major adverse cardiac events (MACE). We retrospectively analyzed 81 variants-positive, phenotype-positive (V+P+), 66 variant-positive, phenotype-negative (V+P-), and 85 non-sarcomeric subjects...
September 19, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37717226/letter-regarding-ten-year-follow-up-of-dilatation-of-aortic-structures-in-fallot-type-anomalies
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LETTER
Pier Paolo Bassareo
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 17, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707592/applying-the-hybrid-concept-as-a-bridge-to-transplantation-in-infants-without-hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erik L Frandsen, Jenna S Schauer, Brian H Morray, David C Mauchley, David M McMullan, Joshua M Friedland-Little, Mariska S Kemna
Therapies to support small infants in decompensated heart failure that are failing medical management are limited. We have used the hybrid approach, classically reserved for high-risk infants with single ventricle physiology, in patients with biventricular physiology with left ventricular failure. This approach secures systemic circulation, relieves left atrial hypertension, protects the pulmonary vasculature, and allows the right ventricle to support cardiac output. This approach can be used as a bridge to transplantation in select individuals...
September 14, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37698701/continuous-prostanoid-initiation-in-severe-pulmonary-hypertension-in-the-pediatric-cardiac-intensive-care-unit
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Richard U Garcia, Asaad Beshish, Arene Butto, Usama Kanaan, Kevin Maher
OBJECTIVE: Limited data exists regarding prostanoid (PGI2) use in critically ill patients with pulmonary hypertension. (PH) in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single center, retrospective study of patients with diagnosis of PH who received continuous PGI2 and were admitted to CICU from January/2015 to April/2022. Data collected included patient demographics and clinical characteristics including diagnosis, etiology of PH, vasoactive and ventilatory support, length of stay, and survival...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37698700/predictors-of-post-operative-hospital-length-of-stay-following-complete-repair-of-tetralogy-of-fallot-in-a-pediatric-cohort-in-the-north-of-england
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Adenike M Adesanya, Kate E Best, Louise Coats, Judith Rankin
We sought to estimate the median post-operative length of stay (PLOS) and predictors of PLOS following tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) repair at a specialist surgical center in the North of England. The local National Congenital Heart Disease Audit dataset was used to identify patients aged < 2 years who underwent surgical repair for ToF between 1 January 1986 and 13 May 2022. Coefficients representing the median change in PLOS (days) according to predictors were estimated using Quantile regression...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37698699/decreased-heart-rate-variability-in-children-with-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-is-associated-with-poor-outcomes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Patrick S Connell, Jack F Price, Craig G Rusin, Taylor S Howard, Joseph A Spinner, Santiago O Valdes, Tam Dan N Pham, Christina Y Miyake, Jeffrey J Kim
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive indicator of the health of neurocardiac interactions of the autonomic nervous system. In adults, decreased HRV correlates with increased cardiovascular mortality. However, the relationship between HRV and outcomes in children with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has not been described. Patients < 21 years old hospitalized with ADHF from 2013 to 2019 were included (N = 79). Primary outcome was defined as death, heart transplant, or mechanical circulatory support (MCS)...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37698698/reducing-hyperoxia-exposure-in-infants-requiring-veno-arterial-extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-after-cardiac-surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nathaniel R Sznycer-Taub, Ray Lowery, Sunkyung Yu, Gabe Owens, John R Charpie
Recent studies have suggested worse outcomes in patients exposed to hyperoxia while supported on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). However, there are no data regarding the effect of reducing hyperoxia exposure in this population by adjusting the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2 ) of the sweep gas of the ECMO circuit. A retrospective review of 143 patients less than 1 year of age requiring VA-ECMO following cardiac surgery from 2007 to 2018 was completed. 64 patients had a FiO2 of the sweep gas < 100% with an average PaO2 of 210 mm Hg in the first 48 h of support [vs 405 mm Hg in the group with a FiO2  = 100% (p < 0...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37697169/simultaneous-double-balloon-dilatation-for-supravalvar-pulmonary-obstruction-after-arterial-switch-operation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Navaneetha Sasikumar, Sujata Alawani, Abish Sudhakar, Raman Krishna Kumar
The optimal approach for supravalvar right ventricular outflow tract obstruction(RVOTO) after arterial switch operation(ASO) is unclear. The results of percutaneous balloon dilatation have been variable. We report the results of simultaneous double balloon dilation for RVOTO after ASO. Sixteen patients (1.3(0.7-3.8) years; 9.8(8.1-15.1) kgs underwent the procedure at 14(8-44.5) months after ASO. Salient technical features included placement of balloons over stiff guide-wires positioned in both branch pulmonary arteries to enable dilation of the distal-most main pulmonary artery (MPA) with high inflation pressures (~ 12-14 atmospheres) and short inflation-deflation cycles...
September 11, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37697168/microvascular-endothelial-function-assessed-using-peripheral-arterial-tonometry-in-adolescents-with-repaired-congenital-heart-disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yutaka Odanaka, Kanta Kishi, Kiyohiro Takigiku, Atsuko Ashida, Noriyasu Ozaki, Akira Ashida
Atherosclerosis can develop in adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and should be given attention. Endothelial function is well known as a predictor of the development of atherosclerosis but has not been well investigated in patients with repaired CHD. This study aimed to clarify the endothelial function and its relationship with clinical backgrounds and parameters in adolescents with various types of repaired CHDs. Endothelial function was evaluated using peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT). The reactive hyperemia index (RHI) was evaluated and compared between adolescents with repaired CHD and those in the control group...
September 11, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37690064/assessment-of-vascular-indices-by-abdominal-aortic-ultrasonography-in-preterm-neonates-with-bronchopulmonary-dysplasia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mehdi Ghaderian, Behzad Barekatain, Mohammad Reza Sabri, Silva Hovsepian, Alireza Ahmadi, Bahar Dehghan, Chehreh Mahdavi, Davood Ramezani Nezhad, Mostafa Arezoo
Preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) frequently encounter systemic hypertension, yet the underlying cause remains elusive. Given the absence of prior investigations concerning the correlation between systemic hypertension and aortic thickness, we undertook this study to assess and juxtapose diverse vascular indices amidst preterm neonates with BPD, preterm neonates lacking BPD, and healthy neonates, utilizing abdominal aorta ultrasonography. This cross-sectional study encompassed 20 preterm neonates, 20 preterm neonates with BPD, and 20 healthy neonates, meticulously matched for sex and postnatal age...
September 10, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37684488/patterns-of-electrocardiographic-abnormalities-in-children-with-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mayme Marshall, Aneeq Malik, Maully Shah, Frank A Fish, Susan P Etheridge, Peter F Aziz, Mark W Russell, Svjetlana Tisma, Andreas Pflaumer, Narayanswami Sreeram, Peter Kubus, Ian H Law, Michal J Kantoch, Naomi J Kertesz, Margaret Strieper, Christopher C Erickson, Jeremy P Moore, Stephanie J Nakano, Harinder R Singh, Philip Chang, Mitchell Cohen, Anne Fournier, Maria V Ilina, Frank Zimmermann, Michaela Horndasch, Walter Li, Anjan S Batra, Leonardo Liberman, Robert Hamilton, Christopher M Janson, Shubhayan Sanatani, Ilana Zeltser, George McDaniel, Andrew D Blaufox, Jason M Garnreiter, Seshadri Balaji
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common cardiomyopathy in children, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Early recognition and appropriate management are important. An electrocardiogram (ECG) is often used as a screening tool in children to detect heart disease. The ECG patterns in children with HCM are not well described.ECGs collected from an international cohort of children, and adolescents (≤ 21 years) with HCM were reviewed. 482 ECGs met inclusion criteria. Age ranged from 1 day to 21 years, median 13 years...
September 9, 2023: Pediatric Cardiology
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