BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental disability is the most common complication for
survivors of surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD). METHODS: We analyzed individual …

Pediatric heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. This
article presents guidelines for the recognition, diagnosis, and early medical management of …

Background— Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in children and congenital
heart disease patients is hampered by poor long-term lead survival. Lead extraction is …

Background— The effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for
the management of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in young …

Background— Transvenous pacemaker and defibrillator implantation is an expanding practice
in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients, and given the finite longevity of current …

Background The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) may be associated with a high
risk of complications in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (…

Background— The Norwood procedure for stage 1 palliation of hypoplastic left heart
syndrome is performed with either the modified Blalock-Taussig (MBTS) or the right ventricle–to–…

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to define the clinical characteristics and long-term
follow-up of pediatric patients with short QT syndrome (SQTS). Background : SQTS is …

Background Neurodevelopmental disability is common after operations for congenital heart
defects. We previously showed that patient and preoperative factors, center, and calendar …

BACKGROUND: The current standard of care for imaging during supraventricular tachycardia
(SVT) ablation uses fluoroscopy, which exposes otherwise healthy children to the potential …