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March 2024

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Fitness to lead: the health of US presidents



Lancet


PICS/AEPC/APPCS/CSANZ/SCAI/SOLACI: Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiac Catheterization for Pediatric Patients and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease


JACC-Cardiovascular Interventions



CDC removes 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines



Contemporary Pediatric



Abiomed Recalls the Instructions for Use for Impella Left Sided Blood Pumps due to Perforation Risks


FDA

Covid-19/Monkeypox


CDC removes 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines

Contemporary Pediatric


Standing Recommendations for both COVID-19 and monkeypox under the International Health Regulations (2005)

American Society of International Law

 

Monkeypox is not the next Covid-19

UnHerd

 

A man died from Alaskapox last month. Here's what we know about the virus

NPR

 

These 3 Companies Are Taking on Monkeypox

The Globe and Mail

 

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Aol.


 

Pediatric Cardiology

 

Supplementation of folic acid in later stages of pregnancy may help prevent Kawasaki disease in offspring

Physician's Weekly


Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery - Indication and Benefit

Cliniq


Severe maternal grief associated with increased risk of heart failure in child

EurekAlert


Fetal Cardiology Bioethics: An Innovative New Curriculum for Cardiology Trainees

PubMed


Management of Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy Following Fetal Surgery

Cureus


Fetal diagnosis and management of pulmonary artery sling: A case series

PubMed



Children's Hospital


How Texas Children’s Achieves the Best Outcomes in the Nation for Babies with Single Ventricle Defects

Texas Children's


Left Ventricular Size Predicts Dysfunction in Infant Ventricular Septal Defects

Cardiology Advisor


Ductus arteriosus stenting could help severely ill infants with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Medical Xpress


American Society of Echocardiography shares updated expert recommendations on pediatric, neonatal echo

Cardiovascular Business


Genomic study sheds light on immune microenvironment in transplanted pediatric hearts

Medical Xpress


Three-year-old Liberty Lake heart patient named Children's Miracle Network Champion

NonStop Local


In the genetics of congenital heart disease, noncoding DNA fills in some blanks

Boston Children's


Finding ways to reduce the financial and social costs of children's pacemakers

Medical Xpress


FDA Approves DEFINITY for Pediatric Echocardiograms, Marking a Major Milestone in Heart Disease Diagnosis

Science


Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Surgery: Longeveron's Lomecel-B Shows Promise in HLHS Treatment

BNN


Hope for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: FDA Grants Orphan-Drug Designation to Rexlemestrocel-L

BNN


A new test could predict how heart attack patients will respond to mechanical pumps

Science Daily


Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Assessing Adverse Safety Events

Medscape


This injectable hydrogel mitigates damage to the right ventricle of the heart

Science Daily


Innovative Injectable Hydrogel Shows Promise for Pediatric Heart Failure Treatment in New Study

bnn


Echocardiographic norms in Uzbek children: Focus on newborns, infants, preschoolers, and early school-aged children

ScienceDirect


 

Health Academics and Politics


Mount Sinai surgeon named new president of Heart Valve Society

Cardiovascular Business


Crozer Health, Nemours team up for cardiology

Becker S ASC Review


A Heartfelt Alliance: Nemours and Crozer Health Join Forces to Elevate Pediatric Care in Delaware Valley

BNN


Nemours Children’s Health opens specialty care, ambulatory surgical center in Malvern

WHYY


Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Successfully Uses Artificial Heart as Lifesaving Interim Solution While Young Patient Awaits Heart Transplant

Adventist News Network


Tennessee children's hospital to complete $94M expansion

Becker's Hospital Review


Cardiomyopathy


Late-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Auto Immune-Mediated Complete Congenital Heart Block: A Case Report

Cureus


Acoramidis Under Review for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Cardiology Advisor


Epidemiologic trends, risk factors and outcomes for pediatric myocarditis in the COVID era

ScienceDirect


Fever Unveiling a Hidden Cardiac Condition: A Case of Pediatric Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Cureus


SickKids scientists lay the groundwork for early detection of cardiomyopathy

News Medical Life Sciences


 

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

 

Unveiling a Unique Case of Scimitar Syndrome: Clinical Significance and Multidisciplinary Management Challenges in Pakistan

Cureus


New study shows success in diabetic cardiomyopathy research

Interesting Engineering


Effects of 6-month customized home-based exercise on motor development, bone strength, and parental stress in children with simple congenital heart disease: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial

BMC Medicine


Congenital heart disease care from birth to adulthood

Advent Health


Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

News Medical Life Sciences


Achieving consensus, severity-graded definitions of Fontan-associated complications to characterize Fontan circulatory failure

ScienceDirect


Patch aortoplasty for supravalvular aortic stenosis in an adult patient: A case report

ScienceDirect


An Unexpected Diagnostic Twist in an Elderly Patient: No Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Cureus


General Interest


The CDC just gave New Mexico this unfortunate ranking

Piñ0n Post

 

Pediatric Echocardiography Complexity Score: Design, Rationale, and Results of a Quality Improvement Collaborative

JAHA


Born with a "half heart" she becomes the mother of twins, it is the first case in Italy

Nova.news


5 advances in heart health that are saving lives

AAMC


New Legislation and Research Funding Bring Hope to Congenital Heart Disease Patients

BNN


After pediatric death, Michigan doctor says it’s not too late for flu shot

MLive.com


International Cardiology News


Revolutionary Heart Vest Breakthrough: Pioneering Technology Holds Potential To Predict Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

India EducationDiary.com


High blood pressure before 35 may triple Black women's stroke risk

American Heart Association News


Running Against the Odds: Tim Carmon's Journey with Congenital Heart Disease in Connecticut

BNN


Heart disease research challenges 'one size fits all' aspirin guidelines

Science Daily


Irreversible Myocardial Injury Linked With Response to ARNI in HFrEF

Cardiology Advisor

 

Covid-19/Monkeypox


CDC removes 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines

Contemporary Pediatric


Standing Recommendations for both COVID-19 and monkeypox under the International Health Regulations (2005)

American Society of International Law

 

Monkeypox is not the next Covid-19

UnHerd

 

A man died from Alaskapox last month. Here's what we know about the virus

NPR

 

These 3 Companies Are Taking on Monkeypox

The Globe and Mail

 

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Aol.


 

Pediatric Cardiology

 

Supplementation of folic acid in later stages of pregnancy may help prevent Kawasaki disease in offspring

Physician's Weekly


Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery - Indication and Benefit

Cliniq


Severe maternal grief associated with increased risk of heart failure in child

EurekAlert


Fetal Cardiology Bioethics: An Innovative New Curriculum for Cardiology Trainees

PubMed


Management of Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy Following Fetal Surgery

Cureus


Fetal diagnosis and management of pulmonary artery sling: A case series

PubMed



Children's Hospital


How Texas Children’s Achieves the Best Outcomes in the Nation for Babies with Single Ventricle Defects

Texas Children's


Left Ventricular Size Predicts Dysfunction in Infant Ventricular Septal Defects

Cardiology Advisor


Ductus arteriosus stenting could help severely ill infants with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Medical Xpress


American Society of Echocardiography shares updated expert recommendations on pediatric, neonatal echo

Cardiovascular Business


Genomic study sheds light on immune microenvironment in transplanted pediatric hearts

Medical Xpress


Three-year-old Liberty Lake heart patient named Children's Miracle Network Champion

NonStop Local


In the genetics of congenital heart disease, noncoding DNA fills in some blanks

Boston Children's


Finding ways to reduce the financial and social costs of children's pacemakers

Medical Xpress


FDA Approves DEFINITY for Pediatric Echocardiograms, Marking a Major Milestone in Heart Disease Diagnosis

Science


Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Surgery: Longeveron's Lomecel-B Shows Promise in HLHS Treatment

BNN


Hope for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: FDA Grants Orphan-Drug Designation to Rexlemestrocel-L

BNN


A new test could predict how heart attack patients will respond to mechanical pumps

Science Daily


Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Assessing Adverse Safety Events

Medscape


This injectable hydrogel mitigates damage to the right ventricle of the heart

Science Daily


Innovative Injectable Hydrogel Shows Promise for Pediatric Heart Failure Treatment in New Study

bnn


Echocardiographic norms in Uzbek children: Focus on newborns, infants, preschoolers, and early school-aged children

ScienceDirect


 

Health Academics and Politics


Mount Sinai surgeon named new president of Heart Valve Society

Cardiovascular Business


Crozer Health, Nemours team up for cardiology

Becker S ASC Review


A Heartfelt Alliance: Nemours and Crozer Health Join Forces to Elevate Pediatric Care in Delaware Valley

BNN


Nemours Children’s Health opens specialty care, ambulatory surgical center in Malvern

WHYY


Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Successfully Uses Artificial Heart as Lifesaving Interim Solution While Young Patient Awaits Heart Transplant

Adventist News Network


Tennessee children's hospital to complete $94M expansion

Becker's Hospital Review


Cardiomyopathy


Late-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Auto Immune-Mediated Complete Congenital Heart Block: A Case Report

Cureus


Acoramidis Under Review for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Cardiology Advisor


Epidemiologic trends, risk factors and outcomes for pediatric myocarditis in the COVID era

ScienceDirect


Fever Unveiling a Hidden Cardiac Condition: A Case of Pediatric Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Cureus


SickKids scientists lay the groundwork for early detection of cardiomyopathy

News Medical Life Sciences


 

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

 

Unveiling a Unique Case of Scimitar Syndrome: Clinical Significance and Multidisciplinary Management Challenges in Pakistan

Cureus


New study shows success in diabetic cardiomyopathy research

Interesting Engineering


Effects of 6-month customized home-based exercise on motor development, bone strength, and parental stress in children with simple congenital heart disease: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial

BMC Medicine


Congenital heart disease care from birth to adulthood

Advent Health


Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

News Medical Life Sciences


Achieving consensus, severity-graded definitions of Fontan-associated complications to characterize Fontan circulatory failure

ScienceDirect


Patch aortoplasty for supravalvular aortic stenosis in an adult patient: A case report

ScienceDirect


An Unexpected Diagnostic Twist in an Elderly Patient: No Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Cureus


General Interest


The CDC just gave New Mexico this unfortunate ranking

Piñ0n Post

 

Pediatric Echocardiography Complexity Score: Design, Rationale, and Results of a Quality Improvement Collaborative

JAHA


Born with a "half heart" she becomes the mother of twins, it is the first case in Italy

Nova.news


5 advances in heart health that are saving lives

AAMC


New Legislation and Research Funding Bring Hope to Congenital Heart Disease Patients

BNN


After pediatric death, Michigan doctor says it’s not too late for flu shot

MLive.com


International Cardiology News


Revolutionary Heart Vest Breakthrough: Pioneering Technology Holds Potential To Predict Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

India EducationDiary.com


High blood pressure before 35 may triple Black women's stroke risk

American Heart Association News


Running Against the Odds: Tim Carmon's Journey with Congenital Heart Disease in Connecticut

BNN


Heart disease research challenges 'one size fits all' aspirin guidelines

Science Daily


Irreversible Myocardial Injury Linked With Response to ARNI in HFrEF

Cardiology Advisor

 

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Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology

Asia Pacific Society for ACHD

Asia Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Children's National Medical Center

Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society

Congenital Cardiology Today

Congenital Heart Surgeons Society

International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Iranian Society of Pediatric Cardiology

Japanese Society for ACHD

Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute

Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society

Pediatric Cardiac Society of India

Pediatric Cardiac Society of South Africa

Pan Arab Congenital Heart Disease Association

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PICS

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Turkish Association of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

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