Cardiology

• Neonatal Cardiac Stem Cell Study

• October 4, 2012
• Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who are exploring novel ways to treat serious heart problems in children, have conducted the ......More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• BMI effect on BP varies by race in children

• Endocrine Today, November 2012
• Black children referred for treatment of obesity had significantly higher BP compared with white children referred for treatment at an obesity clinic in...More »

• Tight glycemic control linked to no benefit for children in cardiac ICUs

• September 10, 2012
• Tight glycemic control after cardiac surgery in children appears to have no significant effect on infection rate, mortality, length of hospital stay or...More »

• FDA public health advisories

• FDA: Sildenafil should not be used in children with pulmonary hypertension

• Cardiology Today, October 2012
• The FDA today announced its recommendation against the use of sildenafil in children aged 1 through 17 years for pulmonary arterial hypertension,...More »

• Survival rate higher for children with VAD vs. extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

• August 9, 2012
• When used as a bridge to heart transplantation in children, a ventricular assist device was associated with significantly higher rates of survival as...More »

• Perspective

• Lipid levels improving among US adolescents

• Cardiology Today, September 2012
• An analysis of more than 16,000 children and adolescents highlighted significant improvements in the lipid profiles of American youths during the past 2...More »

• Children with congenital heart disease at increased risk for developmental disorders

• Cardiology Today, October 2012
• Children with congenital heart disease should receive early evaluation and treatment for related developmental disorders, disabilities or delays,...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• 3-D maps of electrical signals may help correct rapid rhythms in children

• July 25, 2012
• The first study of a procedure to make 3-D “maps” of electrical signals in children’s hearts could help cardiologists correct rapid...More »

• Diagnostic tests used in adolescents with essential hypertension reassessed

• July 23, 2012
• Experts in pediatric hypertension could benefit from using renal ultrasonography, compared with electrocardiograms or echocardiograms, to rule out...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Electrocardiogram screening for young athletes may not be cost-effective

• July 17, 2012
• Adding electrocardiogram screening to standard medical practices to reduce the number of sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes is not a cost-effective...More »

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