Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today

Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today episodes:

• 04.19.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #293: Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors For ACHD Heart Failure

  This week we review a recent work on the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in the ACHD heart failure patient from Europe. Can these agents impact heart failure outcomes in this patient group? What is the mechanism by which...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #292: Impact Of Prenatal Diagnosis On 22q11 Deletion Syndrome Outcomes

  This week we delve into the world of fetal cardiology when we review a recent large, multicenter study on the impact of prental diagnosis of 22.q11 deletion syndrome. How did the prenatally diagnosed patients differ from those diagnosed postnatally in...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #291: Reducing Cognitive Biases In Congenital Heart Decision Making

  This week we delve into the world of cognitive bias when we review a recent review of this topic by the team at the University of Arkansas. What are some of the more important common cognitive biases that plague humans...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #290: Junctional Rhythm And The Fontan Patient

  This week we review a recent survey study on the topic of junctional rhythm and sinus node dysfunction in the Fontan. How important is this finding in our Fontan patients? When should a patient with a Fontan undergo pacemaker insertion?...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #289: Transcatheter Edge-To-Edge AV Valve Repair In Congenital Heart Disease

  This week we delve into the world of interventional cardiology and the Fontan when we review a recent report from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on the use of the "MitraClip" for the treatment of AV valve regurgitation in the...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #205: Cefazolin Dosing For Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

  This week we review an episode from 2022 in the world of cardiac surgery and pediatric pharmacology when we review a work from Australia on levels of cefazolin during and after surgery. Is there an optimal dose regimen that will...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #288: Can An AI ECG Model Predict LV Dysfunction And Remodeling In Children?

  This week we review a recent work in the artificial intelligence/deep learning space when we review a recent report from the team at Boston Children's Hospital on a novel model trained to predict LV characteristics in children from the ECG....

  
• 03.01.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #287: Fontan Associated Liver Disease And Intrahepatic Transcriptomics

  This week we enter the world of the adult congenital heart patient when we discuss Fontan associated liver disease with an ACHD expert, Dr. Katia Bravo-Jaimes of the Mayo Clinic. In this episode we discuss the role of intrahepatic transcriptomics...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #287: Fontan Associated Liver Disease And Intrahepatic Transcriptomics

  This week we enter the world of the adult congenital heart patient when we discuss Fontan associated liver disease with an ACHD expert, Dr. Katia Bravo-Jaimes of the Mayo Clinic. In this episode we discuss the role of intrahepatic transcriptomics...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #286: All About Fetal Aortic Valvuloplasty

  This week we review a recent report from the Boston fetal intervention group about fetal aortic valvuloplasty. What fetal/maternal factors are associated with improved outcomes or technical success of this procedure? What factors are associated with serious adverse events? Who...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #285: Rare RV Outflow Neointimal Obstruction With The Harmony TPV25

  This week we review a recent report on the development of valvular obstruction due to intimal tissue ingrowth in the Harmony valve. How common is this problem? What factors may predispose a Harmony valve patient to develop this rare complication?...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #73: "Treating To Close" - Closing the Adult ASD With Moderate-Severe PAH

  This week we go back in time to 2019 to re-review an important episode in the world of ACHD and review a registry study assessing outcomes in adults with ASD and elevated PVR who underwent ASD closure. Who was a...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #284: Pulmonary Artery Band Outcomes In The Present Era

  This week we delve into the world of cardiovascular surgery when we review a recent review of STS data on the pulmonary artery band (PAB). The STS assigns a STAT category of 4 to this operation, denoting higher risk for...

  
• 01.26.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #283: Pediatric Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

  What is the incidence of pediatric out of hosital cardiac arrest and how does it vary depending upon age? What are the most common causes of sudden cardiac arrest in children and what factors can be potentially affected by intevention?...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #282: Very Long Term Follow-Up After ASD Surgical Repair

  In this week's episode we review a recent Dutch study on 50 year follow-up of patients who had ASD repaired at an average age of 7.5 years. How do these patients compare to their middle aged counterparts who did not...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #281: Reintervention After The Norwood - Earlier Is Better

  This week we review a recent report from the team at Boston Children's Hospital on outcomes of patients following Stage I palliation for HLHS. When patients are not doing well following this surgery, how important is it to identify surgical...

  
• 01.05.2024

  Pediheart Podcast #280: Unplanned Extubation In The PCICU - Reason For Concern

  Unplanned extubation in the PCICU patient is a serious concern with many untoward associations. Who is at highest risk for this complication? Why is this complication associated with worse outcomes in general? How does race or ethnicity impact the likelihood...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #279: Asset Allocation In Your Retirement Accounts

  To conclude 2023 we end with noted national authority on personal finance and investing, Mr. Paul Merriman. Mr. Merriman reviews some basic ideas about asset allocation within a retirement plan such as a 403b, 401k or IRA with the goal...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #279: Asset Allocation In Your Retirement Accounts

  To conclude 2023 we end with noted national authority on personal finance and investing, Mr. Paul Merriman. Mr. Merriman reviews some basic ideas about asset allocation within a retirement plan such as a 403b, 401k or IRA with the goal...

  
• 12.22.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #46: A New Nomenclature For VSD's

  In this replay episode from 5 years ago in 2018, we enter into the world of cardiac morphology and speak with Professor Leo Lopez of Stanford University about a recent work he wrote with the International Society for Nomenclature of...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #278: Prevalence Of PTSD Symptoms Amongst ACHD Patients

  This week we return to the world of ACHD when we review a recent German research paper on the prevalence of PTSD symptoms amongst the ACHD patient group. How common is this type of symptom observed in the ACHD patient...

  
• 12.08.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #277: Can Anti-Coagulation Be Continued For Children Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization?

  In this week's episode we delve into the world of cardiac catheterization and speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at USC, Dr. Neil Patel about a recent work he co-authored at Children's LA about continuation of anti-coagulation during catheterization. Does...

  
• 12.01.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #276: Postoperative Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia Following Congenital Heart Surgery

  This week we review a recent work on postoperative ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) following congenital heart surgery in children. Are there risk factors for this arrhythmia and are any modifiable? What is the 'go to' therapy used by the electrophysiologists...

  
• 11.24.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #275: Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial At 12 Years: Long Term Follow-Up

  This week we review the results of the latest update of the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial, specifically SVR III. How are HLHS patients are faring post Norwood at age 12? What is the overall transplant-free survival rate in this group?...

  
• 11.17.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #274: Bringing Humanity To Healthcare With NYT Author and CHD Parent James G. Robinson

  This week's special episode of Pediheart is a conversation with NYT author James G. Robinson. Mr. Robinson recently released his memoir More Than We Expected: Five Years With A Remarkable Child (Post Hill Press) which reviews the life and times...

  
• 11.10.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #273: Can Nasal Intubation Of Newborns Undergoing CHD Surgery Improve Postoperative Oral Feeding?

  This week we delve into the worlds of cardiac critical care and congenital heart surgery when we review a recent report of a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of nasal intubation on rates of NG or G tube feeds...

  
• 11.03.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #272: Safety Of MRI In Pediatric And ACHD CIED Patients

  This week's episode is co-branded with SADS.ORG and is a review of a recent multicenter PACES study on the general outcomes of patients with congenital heart disease who have undergone MRI's. Just how worried should the practitioner be to send...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #271: A Conversation With Dr. Jane Newburger

  In this week's episode we sit down with Professor Jane Newburger of Harvard University to learn a little bit about her life and times. Where did she grow up and who was her inspiration for becoming a doctor and cardiologist?...

  
• 10.20.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #179: Bivalirudin Use For Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices

  In this replay episode of 2021, week we review a work on the use of bivalirudin on outcomes of pediatric VAD patients. We speak with Dr. Caroline Carly Heyrend of Primary Children's Hospital in Utah about a recent work she...

  
• 10.13.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #270: Hybrid Palliation For Critical Left Heart Obstructive Disease - Outcomes

  This week we delve into cardiovascular surgery when we review a recent report from the Congenital Surgeons' Society on the outcomes of the hybrid approach of pulmonary artery bands for treatment of infants with critical left heart obstructive disease. What...

  
• 10.06.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #269: Role Of The Stress Echo In The Monitoring Of The Kawasaki Disease Patient

  This week we discuss the role of the stress echo in the evaluation and follow-up of the patient with Kawasaki disease. What are the present recommendations on the role of this form of imaging in this patient group? What are...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #268: Is An Obstetrical Ultrasound Adequate To Rule Out Critical Heart Disease In A Down Syndrome Fetus?

  This week we delve into the world of fetal cardiology when review a recent report from Nationwide Children's Hospital on the utility of fetal echocardiography in the setting of a negative obstetrical ultrasound and Down syndrome. Down syndrome is associated...

  
• 09.22.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #267: Do All Pediatric Exertional Chest Pain Patients Warrant An Echocardiogram?

  This week we discuss an important 'general cardiology' question - namely, do all exertional chest pain patients need an echocardiogram. In this debate from the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, we hear 2 noted authorities in non-invasive...

  
• 09.15.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #266: How Is The Harmony Valve Performing At One Year?

  This week we delve into the world of interventional cardiology and specifically that of transcatheter valves when we review a recent report on the Harmony valve. How are these valves performing at one year in regards to valvular function? Is...

  
• 09.08.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #265: Ablation Of Difficult Pathways And Tough AVNRT In Children

  This week we will hear 2 lectures from the World Congress on ablation in children from two world authorities. In the first, Professor Jeff Kim of Texas Children's Hospital speaks about unusual accessory pathway connections and offers some insights into...

  
• 09.01.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #176: A Conversation With Pediatric Cardiology Pioneer Dr. Peter Lang

  This week we go back in time 2 years ago and we spend the entire episode speaking with Professor Peter Lang of Harvard University about his rich and long career in pediatric cardiology during one of the most exciting times...

  
• 08.25.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #264: Survival Of CHD Patients From Birth To Young Adulthood

  This week we review a recent large scale assessment of survival amongst patients with CHD who were born between 1980 and 1997 in the US. What percentage of those born with CHD actually survived to age 35? What were the...

  
• 08.18.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #263: What Are The Cardiac Causes Of Sudden Death In Adolescence?

  This week we review a recent work from the UK on the causes of death in adolescents who die suddenly. The novelty of this week's work is that all the individuals in this very large study had specialized cardiac pathologists...

  
• 08.11.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #190: Fate Of The Truncal Valve

  This week we travel back in time 2 years to re-review a work from the team at Boston Children's Hospital on the long term outcomes of truncal valves in the setting of truncus arteriosus. Who amongst truncus patients is at...

  
• 08.04.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #262: A Novel Model Of HLHS And Insights Into The Impact Of Decreased LV Flow On Morphology And Tissue Remodeling

  This week we review a recent fascinating work from the team in Toronto on a novel large mammalian model of HLHS (in fetal lambs). How did the team develop this model and what insights into the development of HLHS has...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #78: A Discussion With Crediblemeds.org Founder Professor Ray Woosley

  This week's episode is a replay from 2019 of a 'co-branded' episode with the SADS Foundation (SADS.ORG) and we speak with the founder and director of Crediblemeds.org, Professor of Medicine Ray Woosley of the University of Arizona. Dr. Woosley...

  
• 07.21.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #261: Is PVR In TOF Patients Associated With Improved Outcomes?

  This week we delve into the world of ACHD when we review a recent important work from the multicenter INDICATOR study group assessing the impact on overall outcomes in TOF patients who have their pulmonary valve replaced. Are survival rates...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #260: Preemptive Stenting Of The LPA During Comprehensive Stage 2 HLHS Repair

  This week we delve into the world of cardiovascular surgery when we check in with the group from Nationwide Children's Hospital and review a novel approach to managing the dreaded LPA stenosis or hypoplasia in the HLHS patient. Why does...

  
• 07.07.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #259: Ventricular Arrhythmias In The Fontan Patient And Their Possible Meaning

  This week we delve into the world of electrophysiology and also single ventricle physiology when we review a recent work from the Stanford group on outcomes after the development of ventricular arrhythmias in the single ventricle Fontan patient. Just how...

  
• 06.30.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #258: The Effects Of Race And Insurance Status On Waitlist Outcomes In Pediatric Heart Transplantation

  In this week's episode, we delve into the world of pediatric heart transplantation and the impact that race or insurance status may have on outcomes. What are the factors that explain worse outcomes for black children waiting for a heart...

  
• 06.23.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #256: Preview of the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery - Part 2

  In this week's first of 2 Pediheart podcast releases, we review the nursing and critical care tracks of the upcoming 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery coming in late August, 2023. In this collaborative podcast between the...

  
• 06.23.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #257: All About Fetal ccTGA

  In this week's episode we speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai, Dr. Jennifer Cohen about a recent large scale Fetal Heart Society project she conducted on the topic of fetal ccTGA and outcomes. What observations in fetal...

  
• 06.16.2023

  Pediheart Podcast #255: Preview of the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery - Part 1

  This week's episode is a collaborative episode between the Pediheart and PICS Podcasts and we have 4 guests. Joining us this week are Dr. Carissa Baker-Smith of Nemours Medical Center in Delaware, Dr. Martina Bruekner of Yale University, Dr. Shelby...

  
• 06.09.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Replay of #152: Status Of The ACHD Patient At Age 50 And Beyond

  This week we re-review a work from the large ACHD team in Sydney, Australia regarding outcomes of ACHD patients at age 50. How are these patients progressing from both a medical and psychosocial perspective? What resources are needed to address...

  
• 06.02.2023

  Pediheart Podcast Episode #254: Live From SCAI 2023 - Outcomes of Transcatheter vs. Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement

  In this week's episode from SCAI 2023, we speak with Professor Kritvikrom Durongpisitikul of Mahidol University, Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand about their experience in transcatheter and surgical pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). Who is a candidate for each in the...