Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Researchers assessed the safety of enteral nutrition and development of gastrointestinal complications in children receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.

Investigators assessed the relationship between passive smoking in children and adults with adult risk for fatty liver.

Patients who received thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with confirmed pulmonary embolism had significantly higher 30-day survival rates vs patients who did not receive thrombolysis.

Viewing mild pulmonary hypertension as a high-risk clinical parameter in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction could pave a way forward for early intervention.

A first-in-class artificial intelligence-based solution that enables healthcare professionals to detect heart murmurs on a personal mobile device has received clearance from the FDA.

Investigators sought to determine whether lipoprotein(a) and oxidized phospholipids on apolipoprotein B-100 levels can affect disease activity, disease progression, and clinical events in patients with aortic stenosis.

Childhood oral infections may be a modifiable risk factor for adult cardiovascular disease.

Researchers examined 2 years of consecutive TTEs performed in a cardiac care intensive unit, theorizing that current appropriate use criteria may not apply to a TTE in a modern CICU.

Careful multidisciplinary team discussion may avoid unnecessary intervention in patients with carotid stenosis presenting with stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Serum brain natriuretic peptide and echocardiographic evaluation performed at the time of bronchopulmonary dysplasia diagnosis can detect the development of late pulmonary hypertension in infants.