Pediatric Cardiology

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Updated Pediatric Hypertension Guidelines Improve Prediction of Future CV Outcomes

The 2017 guidelines identified a group of children whose CV risk may have been underestimated using older guidelines.

Operator-Directed Sedation Safe in Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization

ODS is not associated with increased risk for adverse events among carefully selected patients.

Low-Complexity Adult Congenital Heart Defects Tied to Adverse CV Events

Lower-complexity ACHD associated with increased CVD risk regardless of conventional risk factors.

Average of 283,000 Children Have Sports-Related TBIs/Year

From 2010 to 2016, an average of 283,000 children sought care in EDs for traumatic brain injuries.

CDC: Screening Policies for Critical Congenital Heart Diseases Are Widespread

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have implemented newborn screening policies for critical congenital heart disease.

First Trimester Maternal Ondansetron Use Not Linked With Cardiac Malformation Risk

Maternal use of ondansetron during the first trimester of pregnancy was not found to be associated with cardiac or congenital malformation in offspring but may be linked to oral cleft development.

Rising Temperatures May Increase Burden of Congenital Heart Disease

Projected increases in maternal heat exposure may result in increased congenital heart defect burden.

Risk for Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring of Mothers With Obesity

Although congenital heart defects are more frequent in offspring of mothers with overweight or obesity, the relationship between maternal overweight and obesity and risk for complex and specific heart defects is not well defined.

Percutaneous Transcatheter Occlusion Device Approved for PDA Closure

The pea-sized device is a self-expanding wire mesh that is inserted through an incision in the leg and guided through vessels to the heart, where it is placed to seal the opening.

Tetralogy of Fallot: Long-Term Outcomes After Surgical Repair

Overall long-term transplant-free survival in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot is favorable.