Pediatric Cardiology, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 67-5 - September 8, 2020
Editors: Ivy Dunbar, Pei-Ni Jone, Stephen R. Daniels
Language: English
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Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Bonita Stanton, the Guest editors of this issue, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, have secured expert authors to provide… Read more

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Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Bonita Stanton, the Guest editors of this issue, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, have secured expert authors to provide updated clinical review articles in the area of pediatric cardiology. Specific topics include: Evaluation of Cardiac Murmur and chest pain; Palpitations and Syncope; Update on Management of Kawasaki Disease; Rheumatic Heart Disease; Myocarditis/Pericarditis; Update on Infective Endocarditis; Update on Pediatric Heart Failure; Update on Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension; Update on Preventative Cardiology; Common Left to Right Shunt Lesions; Outcomes in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Neurocognitive Issues and Transition); Innovations in Pediatric Cardiology; The Next Frontier in Pediatric Cardiology: Artificial Intelligence. Readers will come away with the latest clinical coverage of diagnosis and treatment for pediatric cardiology issues.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
CME Accreditation Page
Contributors
Pediatric Clinics of North America
Foreword
Preface
Evaluating Chest Pain and Heart Murmurs in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
Key points
Chest pain
Auscultation and heart murmurs
Syncope and Palpitations: A Review
Key points
Syncope
Palpitations
Update on the Management of Kawasaki Disease
Key points
Background
Therapies
Other therapies
Common Left-to-Right Shunts
Key points
Atrial septal defects
Ventricular septal defects
Patent ductus arteriosus
Supplementary data
Update on Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Key points
Prevention of rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease medical management
Interventional treatment of rheumatic heart disease
Summary
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Myocarditis in Children
Key points
Introduction
Epidemiology
Cause
Pathophysiology
Clinical presentation
Diagnosis
Electrocardiogram
Echocardiogram
MRI
Endomyocardial biopsy
Treatment
Mechanical support
Transplant
Predicting factors and outcomes
Summary
Pediatric Infective Endocarditis: A Clinical Update
Key points
Introduction
Source of infection
Risk factors for endocarditis
Clinical findings and symptoms of infective endocarditis
Diagnostic modalities
Management of infectious endocarditis
Morbidity and mortality associated with infective endocarditis
Infective endocarditis prevention and prophylactic recommendations
Controversies in management
Update of Pediatric Heart Failure
Key points
Introduction
Diagnosis of pediatric heart failure
Classifications of pediatric heart failure
Diagnostic methods and monitoring
Pathophysiology of pediatric heart failure
Management of pediatric heart failure
Beyond medical management
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Future of pediatric heart failure management
Summary
Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Key points
Introduction
Definition
Epidemiology
Genetics
Prognosis
Noninvasive evaluation
Invasive evaluation
Special considerations for the patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease
Targeted pharmacologic therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Invasive options for refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension
Summary
Update on Preventive Cardiology
Key points
Introduction
Hypercholesterolemia
Obesity
Hypertension
Summary
Outcomes in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Key points
Introduction
Prenatal diagnosis and fetal care of hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Newborn physiology
First-stage operation
Monitoring during the high-risk interstage period
Stage II: superior cavopulmonary connection
Stage III: the Fontan operation
How are patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome doing?
Summary and future directions
Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Neurocognitive Issues and Transition of Care
Key points
Introduction
Content
Summary
Innovations in Congenital Interventional Cardiology
Key points
Introduction
Advances in catheterization laboratory imaging
Devices and technology
Procedures
The Next Frontier in Pediatric Cardiology: Artificial Intelligence
Key points
Introduction
How does artificial intelligence integrate into clinical practice?
Clinical decision support
Cardiac imaging
Precision medicine
Future applications for artificial intelligence
Important issues in artificial intelligence
Summary

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