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View article: <scp>SMARTER</scp> Education for a Global Transplant Workforce
<span>SMARTER</span> Education for a Global Transplant Workforce Open
IPTA created the SMARTER Initiative to address persistent gaps in pediatric transplant education worldwide. Through webinars, podcasts, case discussions, and interactive resources, SMARTER provides trainees and allied professionals with ac…
View article: Clinical and Economic Evidence Supporting the Value of Fluorescence Imaging of Bacteria in Wound Care
Clinical and Economic Evidence Supporting the Value of Fluorescence Imaging of Bacteria in Wound Care Open
Wound infection significantly hinders the healing process. Clinical signs and symptoms (CSS) of infection are used to assess the presence of infection and guide whether to intervene. However, CSS may not be dependable, lacking sensitivity …
View article: Pediatric Heart Failure: A Practical Guide for Primary Care Providers Supporting Families Across the Care Continuum
Pediatric Heart Failure: A Practical Guide for Primary Care Providers Supporting Families Across the Care Continuum Open
Background/Objectives: Pediatric heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome with diverse etiologies and presentations. Primary care providers (PCPs) are critical in early recognition, family education, and coordination of ongoing ca…
View article: Fontan-Associated Liver Disease
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease Open
Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) occurs in all patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for functional single ventricle congenital heart defects. While liver fibrosis is universal in patients who have undergone Fontan palliation…
View article: Transcatheter Pulmonary Flow Restrictors as a Palliative Bridge to Heart Transplant
Transcatheter Pulmonary Flow Restrictors as a Palliative Bridge to Heart Transplant Open
Background In recent years, transcatheter implantation devices to restrict pulmonary arterial flow have emerged as a potential alternative to surgical pulmonary artery banding. Case Presentation A term male was diagnosed with critical aort…
View article: Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: A New Algorithm and Other Updated Recommendations: Clinical Report
Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: A New Algorithm and Other Updated Recommendations: Clinical Report Open
Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening was added to the US Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in 2011 and adopted by all US states and territories by 2018. In addition to reviewing key developments in CCHD screening since the …
View article: Detection of Right and Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients Using Artificial Intelligence–Enabled ECGs
Detection of Right and Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients Using Artificial Intelligence–Enabled ECGs Open
Background Early detection of left and right ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD and RVSD respectively) in children can lead to intervention to reduce morbidity and death. Existing artificial intelligence algorithms can identify LVSD an…
View article: Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Health Care
Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Health Care Open
While significant progress has been made in reducing disparities within the US health care system, notable gaps remain. This article explores existing disparities within pediatric congenital heart disease care. Congenital heart disease, th…
View article: Mind the Gap! Working Toward Gender Equity in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: Present and Future
Mind the Gap! Working Toward Gender Equity in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: Present and Future Open
Evidence from medicine and other fields has shown that gender diversity results in better decision making and outcomes. The incoming workforce of congenital heart specialists (especially in pediatric cardiology) appears to be more gender b…
View article: Mortality and Morbidity of Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
Mortality and Morbidity of Heart Failure Hospitalization in Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Open
Background Little is known about outcomes following heart failure (HF) hospitalization among adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the United States. We aim to compare the outcomes of HF versus non‐HF hospitalizations in adults wit…
View article: Burden with No Benefit: Prior Authorization in Congenital Cardiology
Burden with No Benefit: Prior Authorization in Congenital Cardiology Open
Prior authorization is a process that health insurance companies use to determine if a patient’s health insurance will cover certain medical treatments, procedures, or medications. Prior authorization requests are common in adult congenita…
View article: Home and Away: Drivers and Perceptions of Migration Among Urban Migrants and Their Rural Families in the Lower Mekong River Basin of Cambodia
Home and Away: Drivers and Perceptions of Migration Among Urban Migrants and Their Rural Families in the Lower Mekong River Basin of Cambodia Open
Cambodian cities continue to experience major growth, due principally to in-country migration. However, the recent trajectory and historical context of urbanisation differs from other Asian countries and as such are less investigated. Usin…
View article: Skin Pigmentation Impacts the Clinical Diagnosis of Wound Infection: Imaging of Bacterial Burden to Overcome Diagnostic Limitations
Skin Pigmentation Impacts the Clinical Diagnosis of Wound Infection: Imaging of Bacterial Burden to Overcome Diagnostic Limitations Open
Underrepresentation of diverse skin tones in medical education and providers’ implicit racial bias drives inequities in wound care, such as disproportionally poor outcomes for Black patients. Diagnostic indicators (e.g., erythema) can pres…
View article: The effects of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 on pediatric and adult solid organ transplant recipients and the emergence of telehealth
The effects of <span>COVID</span>‐19 on pediatric and adult solid organ transplant recipients and the emergence of telehealth Open
Background The SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic and corresponding acute respiratory syndrome have affected all populations and led to millions of deaths worldwide. The pandemic disproportionately affected immunocompromised and immunosuppressed adult pa…
View article: Paediatrician’s guide to post-operative care for biventricular CHD: a review
Paediatrician’s guide to post-operative care for biventricular CHD: a review Open
Importance: Paediatricians play an integral role in the lifelong care of children with CHD, many of whom will undergo cardiac surgery. There is a paucity of literature for the paediatrician regarding the post-operative care of such patient…
View article: Paediatrician’s guide to post-operative care for functionally univentricular CHD: a review
Paediatrician’s guide to post-operative care for functionally univentricular CHD: a review Open
Importance Single ventricle CHD affects about 5 out of 100,000 newborns, resulting in complex anatomy often requiring multiple, staged palliative surgeries. Paediatricians are an essential part of the team that cares for children with sing…
View article: Protein‐losing enteropathy recurrence after pediatric heart transplantation: Multicenter case series
Protein‐losing enteropathy recurrence after pediatric heart transplantation: Multicenter case series Open
Background Protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE) is a devastating complication of the Fontan circulation. Although orthotopic heart transplantation (HTx) typically results in resolution of PLE symptoms, isolated cases of PLE relapse have been d…
View article: Congenital Heart Disease in Adults with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Congenital Heart Disease in Adults with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Open
Introduction: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused mainly by pathogenic variants in PKD1 or PKD2 encoding the polycystin-1 and -2 proteins. Polycystins have shown to have an essential role in cardiac development a…