Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today
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Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today
A review of the latest literature and thought leaders in pediatric cardiovascular care.
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Pediheart Podcast #388: The Proteomic Signature Of The Adult Fontan Patient
This week we delve again into the world of adult congenital heart disease and specifically the realm of biomarkers when we review a recent report of t...
Pediheart Podcast #387: A Conversation With Professor Rica Arnon
This week we speak with a true pioneer in pediatric cardiology, Professor Rica Arnon of Mount Sinai in NYC. Dr. Arnon's career has spanned from the mi...
Pediheart Podcast #386: What Is The "Right" Starting Dose Of Adenosine For SVT In Children?
This week we review a recent meta-analysis of studies assessing efficacy of adenosine in children to terminate SVT. Does the PALS recommendation of 10...
Pediheart Podcast #385: A Novel More Malignant "Neurocardiac Phenotype" Form of CPVT
This week we review a recent report of a novel form of CPVT (catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) with associated neurodevelopmental...
Pediheart Podcast Replay - #284: Pulmonary Artery Band Outcomes In The Present Era
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 (PA...
Pediheart Podcast #384: A Conversation About Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care With Drs. Anthony Rossi and Gil Wernovsky
This week we speak with 2 pioneers in the field of pediatric cardiac critical care, Dr. Anthony Rossi and Dr. Gil Wernovsky. Both were present at the...
Pediheart Podcast #383: Using Virtual Reality And 3D Modelling For Planning Complex Congenital Heart Surgery
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 wel...
Pediheart Podcast #382: Outcomes Of Mavacamten In Adolescent Patients With HCM
This week we review a landmark paper from the NEJM by the SCOUT-HCM study group assessing the impact of mavacamten on HCM in the adolescent patient. H...
Pediheart Podcast #381: Evaluation And Management Of Unexpected AV Block In Children
This week we feature a collaboration episode between the Pediheart Podcast and the PedsCrit Podcast in which pediatric critical care experts Drs. Alic...
Pediheart Podcast #380: Does Phenylephrine Reliably Lower Heart Rate During Pediatric Congenital Heart Coronary CT Scans
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 l...
Pediheart Podcast Replay #322: Hepatocellular Carcinoma And The Fontan Operation
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...
Pediheart Podcast #379: How Often Are CHD Surgical Patients "Non-Responders" or Aspirin Resistant?
This week we review a recent Australian prospective assessment of aspirin resistance in children undergoing heart surgery. How common is this seen in...
Pediheart Podcast #378: Sinus Node Dysfunction Following Congenital Heart Surgery
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 no...
Pediheart Podcast #377: Rethinking Critical Congenital Cardiac Care With Professor David Winlaw
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 o...
Pediheart Podcast #376: What Are The Critical Components Of A Congenital CCT Program?
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...
Pediheart Podcast #375: A Tour Through 50 Years Of Congenital Heart Nursing - Lessons Learned
This week we listen in to a recent presentation by congenital heart nursing pioneer Ms. Gwen Fosse BSN MSA RN FAHA. Ms. Fosse is a pediatric cardiovas...
Pediheart Podcast #374: Tricuspid Regurgitation And Outcomes In The HLHS Patient
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...
Pediheart Podcast #373: Thoughts About Congenital Heart Disease Research And Treatment With Dr. Gail Pearson
This week we listen in to a wonderful presentation that was delivered at the CHOP 2026 annual conference which was held in Phoenix, AZ. In this week's...
Pediheart Podcast Replay #309: A Conversation With Surgical Living Legend, Dr. John Brown
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...
Pediheart Podcast #372: 30+ Year Follow-Up After The Arterial Switch Operation - The Melbourne Experience
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 ye...
Pediheart Podcast #371: The Role Of Kindness, Compassion And Humility In Pediatric Cardiac Care
Why are compassion, kindness and humility critical to the care of patients in 2026? How can practitioners be taught these approaches and how does this...
Pediheart Podcast #299 Replay: Public Reporting In Congenital Heart Surgery - The Good, The Bad And The Opportunities
This week we replay an episode from nearly 2 years ago about an editorial commentary from multiple congenital heart surgical leaders in the US. The to...
Pediheart Podcast #370: Fetal Intervention For Restrictive Or Intact Atrial Septum In HLHS
This week we review a recent work on fetal atrial septal interventions in the patient with hypoplastic left ventricle or double outlet right ventricle...
Pediheart Podcast #294 Replay: What Is The Evidence For Endocarditis Prophylaxis For Invasive Dental Procedures?
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...
Pediheart Podcast #369: A Novel Leadless Approach To Epicardial Pacing
This week we review a follow-up work from the team at USC and Children's LA led by Dr. Yaniv Bar-Cohen on a novel micropacemaker. How has the device c...
Pediheart Podcast #368: All About Pericardial Effusion Following Congenital Heart Surgery
This week we review a recent large scale PHIS database study on pericardial effusion following congenital heart surgery. Which operations other than A...
Pediheart Podcast #367: LV Function Following The Ross Operation
This week we review a recent report on LV strain following the Ross operation. Can this sort of functional analysis help predict remodeling after aort...
Pediheart Podcast #366: A Focus On Financial Health With Mr. Paul Merriman
This week we end 2025 with a Pediheart tradition - an episode on personal finance for medical professionals with noted authority on index investing an...
Pediheart Podcast #303 Replay: Outcomes Of Heart Transplantation Of The Single Ventricle Adult
This week we go back in time 2 years to review a recent paper from 2023 about outcomes of cardiac transplantation in the adult congenital heart patien...
Pediheart Podcast #365: Global Inequity In Pediatric CHD Care - Sobering Facts And A Way Forward
This week we speak with noted congenital cardiologist Professor Krishna Kumar of the Amrita Institute in Cochin, India and discuss his recent work on...
Pediheart Podcast #364: ECMO Prior To Single Ventricle Palliation - Outcomes
ECMO is the topic of this week’s episode of Pediheart. We speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and cardiac critical care specialist at Northwe...
Pediheart Podcast #130 Replay: What Are The Stressors And Fears Of The New Pediatric Cardiology Fellow?
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...
Pediheart Podcast #363: Mitral Annular Disjunction Distance And Its Meaning In The Pediatric Connective Tissue Disease Patient
This week we review the topic of mitral annular disjunction ("MAD") and the possible association with ventricular arrhythmia or sudden death in the co...
Pediheart Podcast #362: Outcomes Of Coronary Artery Fistulae
This week we review a recent retrospective review from Phoenix Children’s Hospital about coronary artery fistulae. How common are they and who needed...
Pediheart Podcast #361: Can The Adult Fontan Patient Medication List Offer Clues Into Long-Term Outcomes?
This week we speak with Ohio State ACHD fellow Andrew Freddo MD, PhD about a recent large single center study he conducted assessing the cardiovascula...
Pediheart Podcast #360: Initial Results Of The Novel "Minima" Stent For Infants And Small Children
This week we review the results of the new pivotal trial of the 'Minima' stent by Renata Medical. What is special about this new device that makes it...
Pediheart Podcast #359: How Do Fetal Cardiologists' Beliefs Influence Fetal Cardiac Counseling?
This week we review a recent survey study assessing the beliefs of fetal cardiologists and how these may influence the content and conduct of their co...
Pediheart Podcast #249 Replay: Impact Of BMI On Clinical Outcomes In The Adult Fontan Patient
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...
Pediheart Podcast #358: An Approach To Gender Disparities In Pediatric Cardiology
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 card...
Pediheart Podcast #357: Maintenance Immunosuppression Following Heart Transplantation In Children
This week we review a recent multicenter, randomized trial pitting 2 different immunosuppressive therapeutic approaches against each other. How did a...