From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles in Pediatric Cardiology
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From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles in Pediatric Cardiology Tarek Alsaied1,2 Received: 20 June 2020 / Accepted: 10 August 2020 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract In this review, we provide a brief description of recently published articles addressing topics relevant to pediatric cardiologists. Our aim is to provide a summary of the latest articles published recently in other journals in our field. The articles address (1) cardiac resynchronization in children with symptomatic ventricular dysfunction and dyssynchrony which seems to result in higher transplant-free survival, (2) outcomes of aortic leaflet reconstruction including Ozaki procedure to repair aortic valve disease in adolescents, (3) meta-analysis for risk factors of ventricular tachycardia and death after repaired tetralogy of Fallot which reiterates the known risk factors and showed that the severity of pulmonary regurgitation is not in itself associated with outcomes although the ventricular response to regurgitation (dilation and dysfunction) is, (4) preschool promotion of healthy life style did not associate with sustained effect when evaluated later in childhood although repeated intervention seems to have a dose-related effect to promote healthy life style, (5) the lack of beneficial effects of angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors in the interstage period, and (6) a new phenomenon of acute heart failure and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children temporarily related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords Aortic regurgitation · Tetralogy of fallot · Cardiac resynchronization therapy · Sinus venosus atrial septal defect · Stress echocardiogram · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Decreases Heart Transplant‑Free Survival in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients [1] Previous studies in pediatric and congenital heart disease showed that CRT may improve heart failure symptoms and ventricular ejection fraction (Table 1). The effect of CRT on transplant-free survival has not been studied. This singlecenter study aimed to evaluate the impact of CRT on heart transplant-free survival using a propensity score-matched (PSM) analysis. CRT patients (implant date, 2004–2017) and controls, matched by 1:1 PSM using 21 comprehensive baseline indices for risk stratification were compared. CRT patients were
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