Cardiology

• Meeting News Coverage

• Youth with HIV at increased risk for atherosclerosis

• December 6, 2012
• New data from a multicenter study show that the risk for atherosclerosis appears to be 2.5-fold higher in children and adolescents with HIV, researchers...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Youth with HIV at increased risk for atherosclerosis

• Infectious Disease News, January 2013
• New data from a multicenter study show that the risk for atherosclerosis appears to be 2.5-fold higher in children and adolescents with HIV, researchers...More »

• Perspective

• Cardiac devices decreased QOL for children and parents

• Cardiology Today, January 2013
• The presence of cardiac rhythm devices appears to negatively affect the lives of pediatric patients and their parents, researchers found in a study...More »

• In the Journals

• Adiposity failed to affect vascular function by end of first decade of life

• November 29, 2012
• Childhood overweight and obesity did not have an adverse effect on vascular function, despite associations with higher heart rate and BP and worsened...More »

• Perspective

• Mandatory ECG screening of US athletes associated with high costs

• Cardiology Today, February 2013
• A national electrocardiographic screening program of young competitive athletes in the United States would cost between $51 billion and $69 billion and...More »

• In the Journals

• Transcatheter closure for small, asymptomatic children can still be deferred

• November 26, 2012
• Researchers of a recent study have found that elective transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects in asymptomatic children who weigh less...More »

• In the Journals

• Many pediatric cardiologists treat adult patients with congenital heart disease

• November 20, 2012
• A significant proportion of patients with adult congenital heart disease are receiving care from pediatric cardiologists, according to survey results...More »

• Trial Scorecards

• SPECS

• Cardiology Today, November 2012
• Researchers tested the hypothesis that tight glycemic control in the cardiac ICU would reduce perioperative morbidity in children after cardiopulmonary...More »

• FDA cleared oxygenation system for pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

• October 29, 2012
• Medtronic announced FDA clearance of the Affinity Pixie Oxygenation System, which allows for broader use in children of various sizes and easy set-up and...More »

• In the Journals

• Pediatricians often fail to check BP of younger children

• Infectious Diseases in Children, November 2012
• Despite recommendations from the AAP that yearly blood pressure screenings should start at age 3 years, clinicians are still not taking these measurements...More »

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