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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act 2024

Conquering CHD

The Congenital Heart Futures Act also urged the NHLBI to continue its use of its multi-centered congenital heart research network, the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN) that help guide the care of children and adults with CHD. The bill directs the CDC to continue to build their public health research and surveillance programs.

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Cholesterol’s Star Role in Dementia Prevention: New Insights from the 2024 Lancet Dementia Report 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

The 2024 report from the Lancet Standing Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care brings promising developments for healthcare professionals and public health advocates. The Takeaway The 2024 Lancet Commission report is a call to action for healthcare providers and public health advocates.

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Social Determinants of Health Including Child Opportunity Index Leading to Gaps in Care for Patients With Significant Congenital Heart Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association

We hypothesize that SDOH, including Child Opportunity Index (COI), are associated with GIC in patients with significant CHD.Methods and ResultsA total of 8554 patients followed at a regional specialty pediatric hospital with moderate to severe CHD seen in cardiology clinic between January 2013 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.

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Cardiology update: Should mRNA vaccine myocarditis be a contraindication to future COVID-19 vaccinations ?

Dr. Anish Koka

While two-thirds of patients in the pediatric US experience demonstrate a persistent scar on cardiac MRI at 6 month follow-up, a repeat MRI in this case was normal with complete resolution of previously seen abnormalities. 5:35 PM ∙ Nov 22, 2022 1,749 Likes 389 Retweets Our public health officials are just not very good.

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Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World

Global Cardiac Surgery

The third edition of Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) lists 44 essential surgical procedures based on their cost-effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting their favourable cost-effectiveness compared to several other public health priorities (e.g., On November, 16th 2018, Cardarelli et al.

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Myocarditis update from Sweden

Dr. Anish Koka

The COVID19/vaccine myocarditis debate continues in large part because our public health institutions are grossly mischaracterizing the risks and benefits of vaccines to young people. Instead, we have had zero pediatric deaths from Omicron. Instead, we have had zero pediatric deaths from Omicron.