Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today

This week we review a recent report of a novel form of CPVT (catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) with associated neurodevelopmental delays. What is the genetic basis for these patie...

This week we go back 2.5 years and delve into the world of cardiovascular surgery when we review a review of STS data on the pulmonary artery band (PAB). The STS assigns a STAT category of 4 to this o...

This week we review a recent report from the team at Amrita Institute in Cocchin, India about their use of extended reality and virtual reality as well as heart model printing to aid in planning for c...

This week we feature a collaboration episode between the Pediheart Podcast and the PedsCrit Podcast in which pediatric critical care experts Drs. Alice Shanklin of Northwell Medical Center and Dr. Zac...

This week we review a recent work from the CT group at NY Presbyterian assessing the impact of phenylephrine during pediatric congenital CT scans to lower heart rate. Why is a lower heart rate better ...

In this replay episode from 2 years ago, we delve into the world of adult congenital heart disease to review the topic of liver disease in the Fontan patient and specifically, hepatocellular carcinoma...

This week we review a recent Australian prospective assessment of aspirin resistance in children undergoing heart surgery. How common is this seen in this patient group and what are the reasons? What ...

This week we speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Audrey Dionne about a recent work she co-authored on sinus node dysfunction following congenital heart surgery....

In this compelling lecture by Dr. David Winlaw of Northwestern University, we hear his thoughts on the state of the CICU/Surgeon relationship and he offers his thoughts on how to improve care for chil...

This week we sit down and speak with noted non-invasive imaging expert Dr. Kelly Han of U. Utah about a recent work she co-authored on recommendations for the development of a congenital heart CCT pro...

This week we speak with Professor James Cnota of Cincinnati Children's Hospital about a recent report he co-authored from the SVR trial regarding the impact of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) on outcomes...

This week we speak with Dr. John Brown who is the Harris B. Schumacker Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Indiana. A congenital heart surgeon for over 45 years, Dr. Brown has performed...

This week we review a fascinating very long-term surgical follow-up study from the team at Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne reviewing over 30 year follow-up following the arterial switch operati...

This week we review a recent work on fetal atrial septal interventions in the patient with hypoplastic left ventricle or double outlet right ventricle with mitral valve atresia/dysplasia and a restric...

This week we replay an important episode from 2 years ago in which we delved into the world of antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures. What are the data to support its use in the congenital hear...

This week we review a recent report on LV strain following the Ross operation. Can this sort of functional analysis help predict remodeling after aortic valve replacement? How can the type of Ross pot...

This week we speak with noted congenital cardiologist Professor Krishna Kumar of the Amrita Institute in Cochin, India and discuss his recent work on inequities in congenital heart care in the world. ...

ECMO is the topic of this week’s episode of Pediheart. We speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and cardiac critical care specialist at Northwell Health, Dr. Ivana Capin about a recent ELSO dat...

This week we go back in time to 2020 to delve into the topic of fellow wellness and review a work from the Boston Children's group on fellow fears and stressors when beginning their training. Are ther...

This week we review the topic of mitral annular disjunction ("MAD") and the possible association with ventricular arrhythmia or sudden death in the connective tissue disease patient. Is there a 'cut o...

This week we review a recent retrospective review from Phoenix Children’s Hospital about coronary artery fistulae. How common are they and who needed intervention? How should the cardiologist think ab...

This week we speak with Ohio State ACHD fellow Andrew Freddo MD, PhD about a recent large single center study he conducted assessing the cardiovascular drugs that adult Fontan patients are taking and ...

This week we review an episode from 3 years back and delve into the world of adult congenital heart disease when we review a recent work from the ACHD team at UCSF that assesses the impact of BMI on c...

This week we review a recent work from the "Women In Pediatric Cardiology" group which is a 4 year old initiative to help lift up women pediatric cardiologists through the fostering of connections and...

This week we review a recent multicenter, randomized trial pitting 2 different immunosuppressive therapeutic approaches against each other. How did a novel approach of everolimus + low dose tacrolimus...

This week we review a recent report from the Boston Children's team on their 39 year experience managing and caring for children with myocardial infarction following Kawasaki disease (KD). What were t...

This week we review a landmark paper that came out this month on the topic of ACHD. How common is neurocognitive dysfunction amongst the ACHD patient population? What factors are associated with worse...

This year is the 50th anniversary of the first transcatheter ASD closure in a human. To celebrate this achievement, this week we air a live interview from PICS 2025 in Chicago (conducted 8/26/25) with...

This week we review a recent work addressing the growing mismatch between the numbers of ACHD patients and the numbers of well trained ACHD providers. What are the most important factors influencing t...

This week we lost one of the true 'nice people' in pediatric cardiology - Dr. Richard J. Golinko who died at the age of 95. Dr. Golinko led the Mount Sinai Pediatric Cardiology Program for many years....

Professor Ziyad Hijazi of SIdra Medical joins Pediheart this week to celebrate Pediheart's 350th milestone and discuss his life and times from his early days in Jordan to the absolute heights of inter...

This week we review a recent important longitudinal follow up study of patients who have undergone palliation for the treatment of HLHS at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia over the past 35+ yea...

This week we review a recent surgical paper on the 'off-label' use of the Melody valve for replacement of the AV valve in small infants and children. How effective and safe was this procedure? What fa...

This week Dr. Nadine Choueiter of Mount Sinai hosts a special episode of Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today in which we speak with emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto, Dr....

This week we speak with congenital heart surgeon T. Konrad Rajab of Arkansas Children's Hospital about a recent report he co-authored on piglet experiments on partial heart transplantation. How did tr...

This week we speak with Professor Vladimiro Vida of U. Padua about a recent ECHSA large scale study assessing surgical outcomes of newborn cardiac surgery in Europe. What trends have become apparent i...

This week we speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Audrey Dionne about a recent work she co-authored on the topic of outcomes of ablation in the early postoperati...

This week we venture back in time to 2023 to review the results of the update of the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial, specifically SVR III. How are HLHS patients are faring post Norwood at age 1...

This week we speak with Professor Robert Hamilton of the University of Toronto about a recent case-control study in which his team identified a novel auto-antibody targeting a fetal cardiac protein th...

This week we move into the arena of preventive cardiology when we review a recent report from the team at Northwestern and Princeton on the impact of early childhood food insecurity on cardiovascular ...

This week we share the inspiring tale of Ms. Kayla Billington, a pediatric and neonatal critical care nurse who met a young boy with tetralogy of Fallot named Wavamuno Patrick in Uganda while working ...

This week we take a trip back in time to reminisce about what it was like to be a fellow under famed pediatric cardiology pioneer Dr. Alexander S. Nadas. Who better to tell us about what life was like...

This week we delve into the world of exercise physiology when we review a recent paper by Dr. Adam Powell of Cincinnati Children's Hospital on the relationship of hand grip strenth to other measures o...

This week we review a recent editorial commentary by Drs. Belinda Gray, Rachel Lampert and Michael Papadakis on the concept of the personalized emergency action plan for the patient with genetic heart...

This week we review a study assessing the impact of bundle branch block (BBB) on exercise tolerance amongst the single ventricle Fontan patient cohort. Why would this be associated with worse outcomes...

In this replay episode from 2023, 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 typ...

This week we review a recent work from the team at Seattle Children's Hospital about obstetrical sonography and referral of fetuses with 'suboptimal imaging' for fetal echocardiography. Should all 'su...

This week we review a recent PHTS study on long-term outcomes following heart transplantation. Why do patients develop coronary vasculopathy and how commonly is it seen at long term follow-up? What fa...

This week we review a recent study assessing the rate of hematochezia seen in children following neonatal congenital heart surgery, predominantly for aortic obstruction such as in HLHS. How often is t...

This week we review a recent report of 4 patients with serious complications related to either perforation or external compression from the distal tines of the Alterra prestent when used for transcath...