a Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China b Department of Pharmacology and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research of Ministry of Education, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China; c Riley Heart Research Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana Univer...

During the past 2 years, worldwide considerable advances have been made in the field of pediatric cardiology, including the elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for cardiovascular diseases and the development of diagnostic techniques and treatment strategies. Meanwhile, we should be aware that the genetics, environmental factors and their interactions involved in the mechanisms for a varie...

Cardiology Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; Cardiovascular Rsrch Inst, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY; Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan; Dept of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dept of Biostatistics & Comp...

Transition into the adult health care system is crucial for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), as well as for adolescents with many other chronic conditions. Indeed, “arranging efficient and caring transfer for adolescents from pediatric to adult care (is). . .one of the great challenges facing pediatrics—and indeed the health care services—in the coming century” (1). Centers that ca...

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the basis for cardiology consultation and rationale different clinical conditions in pediatric population. Methodology: descriptive Pediatric Cardiology department, Peshawar institute of from June 2021 December 2021. A data 817 patients collected monthly log maintained by services, files admitted patients, echocardiographic laboratory reports. P...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect, occurring in approximately 6 in 1,000 live-births (Hoffman & Kaplan, 2002). Due to advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques and postoperative management strategies, the majority of children with CHD are surviving (Tweddell et al., 2009). However, these children are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental and psychosocial pro...

Factor H defect Sandra Habbig, Michael J. Mihatsch, Stefan Heinen, Bodo Beck, Mathias Emmel, Christine Skerka, Michael Kirschfink, Bernd Hoppe, Peter F. Zipfel and Christoph Licht Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Basel, Switzerland; Leibniz Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology, ...

1Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey 2Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA 3University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA, USA 4Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Istanbul, Turkey 5Department of Cardiology, Endodontology and P...

OBJECTIVES Children with congenital heart disease may experience significant psychosocial morbidity related to impaired quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of health-related QOL assessment in a pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic. DESIGN The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales were completed by a convenience sam...

The value of pediatric nuclear medicine is well established. Pediatric patients are referred to nuclear medicine from nearly all pediatric specialties including urology, oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics. Radiation exposure is associated with a potential, small, risk of inducing cancer in the patient later in life and is higher in younger patients. Recently, there has been...