Pediatrics
News
Energy drinks amp up heart contractility
Major finding: One hour after consumption of an energy drink containing caffeine and taurine, mean peak strain increased 7% from baseline and peak...
Conference Coverage
Reimbursement shortfall stymies pediatric obesity care
Commentary
Family history, genetic testing, and the electronic health record
News
USPSTF: No evidence for routine blood pressure screening in children
News
ECG leads were misplaced in 3% of children in a single-center study
Major finding: Leads were misplaced in 3.1% (45/1470) of pediatric ECG studies at a large medical center. Data Source: Single center,...
News
AHA statement spotlights severe pediatric obesity
News
A mitral valve replacement that may grow with the child
Major finding: Eight infants with irreparable mitral valve disease underwent mitral valve replacement with the Melody valve, which offers the...
News
Tight glycemic control normalized thyroid function after pediatric heart surgery
Major finding: Seven days after heart surgery, children on tight glycemic control had significantly higher median T4 levels than did children on...
Conference Coverage
Empagliflozin improves cardiovascular risk factors in T2DM
Major Finding: One-third of type 2 diabetes patients with uncontrolled hypertension at baseline lowered their blood pressure to below 130/80 mm Hg...
News
Dilation and regurgitation complicate outcomes of ASO for TGA
News
Hypertension hurts memory, attention in children
Major finding: Teens with hypertension scored worse on measures of memory, attention, and executive function than did those who were normotensive....