Survivors of childhood cancer treated with anthracycline chemotherapy or chest radiation
are at an increased risk of developing congestive heart failure. In this population, congestive …

The writing group was chosen from the membership of the International Society for Heart
and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), the Association of European Pediatric and Congenital …

Background—Published nomograms of pediatric echocardiographic measurements are
limited by insufficient sample size to assess the effects of age, sex, race, and ethnicity …

Advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have led to
a marked improvement in the survival of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). However …

Objectives Accurate assessment of right ventricular (RV) systolic function is important, as it is
an established predictor of mortality in cardiac and respiratory diseases. We aimed to …

Background Right ventricular (RV) systolic function is an important prognostic determinant of
cardiopulmonary pathologies in premature infants. Measurements of dominant RV …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence and significance of myocardial dysfunction in children
with septic shock. Study design Thirty patients with septic shock were evaluated by …

Monitoring of cardiovascular function on a beat-to-beat basis is fundamental for protecting
patients in different settings including emergency medicine and interventional cardiology …

Purpose: To examine the utility and reliability of obtaining early echocardiographic
measurements of left ventricular (LV) remodeling as well as blood biomarkers of cardiac …

Background—Despite medical advances, children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
remain at high risk of death or need for cardiac transplantation. We sought to identify …