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Pediatric Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity not Linked to Obesity

HCPLive

New data from the Mayo Clinic show high BMI does not correlate with severe hidradenitis suppurativa in affected children and adolescents.

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Preeclampsia Blood Marker? Pediatric Cardiac Doc Arrested; Afib-Detecting Ring

Med Page Today

Scientific Reports) A higher BMI starting at age 20 was tied to worse diastolic function, independent of. (MedPage Today) -- Expectant mothers might one day be able to take a blood test to predict their risk of preeclampsia late into pregnancy.

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Relationship Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain in the Pediatric Single Ventricle Fontan Population Across Ventricular Morphologies

Journal of the American Heart Association

In this study, the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and single ventricle myocardial strain in the Fontan population was assessed.Methods and ResultsThirty‐eight abnormal BMI Fontan cases (21 overweight and 17 obese) and 30 normal BMI Fontan controls matched based on single ventricular morphology, age, and sex were included in the study.

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