Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today

This episode is in memory to Dr. Arthur Moss. We have today Dr. David Auerbach who was a key recent collaborator to review his 2 new recent works with Dr. Moss on the effects of antiseizure and antidepressant medications on LQTS patients. The discussion is very interesting and Dr. Auerbach shares his warm feelings for Dr. Moss with the audience. Finally, we end the podcast with a brief piece of opera.

Today we have 2 wonderful guests - Dr. Kenan Stern of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NY, NY and Dr. Nadine Choueiter speaking on 2 different papers/topics. The papers reviewed are:Utility of a standardized postcardiopulmonary bypass epicardial echocardiography protocol for stage I Norwood palliation and Environmental epidemiology of Kawasaki disease: Linking disease etiology, pathogenesis and global distributionDr. Choueiter also references: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association and the link for this important statement is:http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/03/29/CIR.0000000000000484I hope you enjoy the podcast. Please leave comments and rate us on iTunes!

We review 2 articles today:Prevalence and risk factors associated with non-attendance in neurodevelopment follow-up clinic among infants with CHD - Cardiology in the Young 2018Psychiatric Disorders and Function in Adolescents with Tetralogy of Fallot - J Peds 2017Both wonderful works that analyze under appreciated areas of care for our patients with CHD. Please review our podcast on iTunes - your listening and reviews are very much appreciated!