Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today

This week we go back 2.5 years and delve into the world of cardiovascular surgery when we review a review of STS data on the pulmonary artery band (PAB). The STS assigns a STAT category of 4 to this operation, denoting higher risk for mortality. Is...

This week we speak with 2 pioneers in the field of pediatric cardiac critical care, Dr. Anthony Rossi and Dr. Gil Wernovsky. Both were present at the very start of the field of cardiac critical care for children. What was it like in an era before...

This week we review a recent report from the team at Amrita Institute in Cocchin, India about their use of extended reality and virtual reality as well as heart model printing to aid in planning for complex intracardiac baffles for the treatment of...

This week we review a landmark paper from the NEJM by the SCOUT-HCM study group assessing the impact of mavacamten on HCM in the adolescent patient. How does this agent work and what impact did it have on the LVOT gradients in obstructed HCM teens?...

This week we feature a collaboration episode between the Pediheart Podcast and the PedsCrit Podcast in which pediatric critical care experts Drs. Alice Shanklin of Northwell Medical Center and Dr. Zac Hodges of UT Southwestern discuss the evaluation...