One in 4 Americans> 40 years of age takes a statin to reduce the risk of myocardial
infarction, ischemic stroke, and other complications of atherosclerotic disease. The most …

This scientific statement presents considerations for clinical management regarding the
assessment and risk reduction of select pediatric populations at high risk for premature …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is defined by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and
contractile dysfunction. Genetic mutations involving genes that encode cytoskeletal …

This section of the 32nd official International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
(ISHLT) Registry Report of 2015 summarizes data from 51,440 adult lung and 3,820 adult …

In transplantation, there is a critical need for noninvasive biomarker platforms for monitoring
immunologic rejection. We hypothesized that transplanted tissues release donor-specific …

Pediatric heart transplantation is performed throughout the world and the numbers of
transplantations have grown dramatically since the first transplant was performed in 1967 …

Pediatric heart transplantation is performed throughout the world and the annual number of
transplants has grown dramatically since the first transplant was performed in 1967. The …

This is an exciting time for pediatric thoracic organ transplantation. At the end of last year, we
celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first orthotopic heart transplantation. Since then, the …

Background: Pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) use has evolved dramatically over the
last 2 decades. Objectives: This study sought to describe the evolution of VAD support to …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is widely used for diagnostic imaging in the
pediatric population. In addition to structural congenital heart disease (CHD), for which …