Recent advances in medical technology and health care have greatly improved the
management for chronic diseases and prolonged human lifespan. Unfortunately, increased …

Background: Heart disease in children and adolescents is common, approaching 1.0% of
the population. In those patients with complex physiology and severe cardiac dysfunction …

Despite significant advances in the medical field, pediatric heart failure continues to have a
significant health burden. ACTION (Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes …

Background and Objectives Body mass index (BMI) and height are important indices of
health. We tested the association between these outcomes and clinical characteristics in …

Background Malnutrition is common in pediatric heart failure and is associated with
mortality. The effect of VAD support on malnutrition in children is unknown. We sought to …

Children with advanced heart failure may require ventricular assist devices (VAD) while
awaiting heart transplantation. Currently, no data exist regarding the safety of exercise …

The selection criteria, safety, and efficacy of bariatric surgery are well established in adults
but are less well defined for severely obese adolescents. The number of severely obese …

Despite increasing utilization of continuous-flow pediatric ventricular assist devices (VAD) in
children, data on exercise testing and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) are unknown. We …

Background: Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is a strong predictor of mortality in patients with heart
failure (HF). However, common WHR trajectories are not well established in HF with mid …

Despite many therapeutic advances for children with heart failure and those who undergo
heart transplantation, robust evidence to guide clinical practice remains limited. The …