Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JANUARY 3, 2025

-based OSF HealthCare's Childrens Hospital of Illinois became the first in the world to implant an extravascular implantable, cardioverter-defibrillator in a pediatric patient who had suffered sudden cardiac arrest.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Topics addressed by systematic reviews this year include resuscitation of cardiac arrest from drowning, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults and children, calcium during cardiac arrest, double sequential defibrillation, neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest for adults and children, maintaining normal temperature after preterm (..)

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 17, 2024

Praluent (alirocumab) (Approved: 03/11/2024) Extended to pediatric patients aged 8+ with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). These expanded approvals broaden treatment options across various patient populations, particularly in lipid management and cardiovascular risk reduction.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Pediatric and elderly patients were more predisposed to developing an arrhythmic event in the setting of fever [7]. Recently the rate of true arrhythmic events related to fevers in the classic Brugada Type 1 syndrome was explored by Michowitz et al.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The primary composite outcome included sustained ventricular arrhythmia, appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, aborted cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac death.RESULTS:A total of 100 primary prevention children were included (7.15.6 males), with a mean follow-up of 8.65.5

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Further history later: This patient personally has no further high risk features (syncope / presyncope), but her mother had sudden cardiac arrest in sleep. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator ), with long-term potential for device-related complications from the ICD, including inappropriate shocks?

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