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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure on the outcomes of heart transplantation—“a single center experience”

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

In light of the limited availability of donor organs, particularly in Europe, the number of children requiring ventricular assist device support is rising at an unavoidable rate.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent a single and primary pediatric heart transplantation.

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Overcoming the Odds with Expert Fetal Cardiology Care: Zeke and Zane’s Story

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Zeke and Zane were both diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) before birth. As far as congenital heart diseases go, HLHS falls on the rarer end of the spectrum. The Heart Institute collaborates with the CFCC through the Fetal Cardiology Program. Go do what you want to do and know your limits.

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Children's National, med device company partner on pediatric heart tech

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

based Children's National Hospital has partnered with medical device company Compremium AG to help develop new technologies designed for pediatric patients. The partnership will first focus on noninvasive monitoring of central venous pressure for congenital heart disease patients. Washington, D.C.-based

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Christ Hospital, Cincinnati Children's partner on heart clinic

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Cincinnati Children's and the Christ Hospital Health Network, also in Cincinnati, have partnered on a clinic to address the needs of patients with congenital heart disease as they age out of pediatric care.

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Researchers Link Infant Heart Defects, Childhood Cancer

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professor of cardiology in the department of pediatrics at the Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. There is some data that suggests stress is related to cancer risk, and having a child with a congenital heart defect can be very stressful.

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Teen Topics – The Top 10 Things to Remember About CHD as an Adult

Conquering CHD

This can be an especially trying time in the life of an adolescent with congenital heart disease, especially as they are undergoing the major transition of leaving the nest and going off to college, joining the workforce, or just moving far from home. This post was originally published in November 2017.

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FDA Commissioner, Host of Cardiovascular Leaders to Offer Keynote Addresses at ACC.24

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McNamara Keynote Unlocking the Diversity Key in the Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Workforce Saturday, April 6, Noon – 1:15 p.m. Isabel-Jones, MD , Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, UCLA Health. From Civil Rights to Patient Equity — A Legacy of Strength” Presented by Josephine B. 24 news here.