From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles by Our Editorial Team

Kamel Shibbani; Tarek Alsaied; Awais Ashfaq

doi:10.1007/s00246-022-03081-x

From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles by Our Editorial Team

Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):506-510. doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-03081-x. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Authors

Kamel Shibbani¹, Tarek Alsaied^{2

3}, Awais Ashfaq⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, USA.
² Pittsburgh Children's Hospital Medical Center, Heart Institute, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 45215, USA. tarek.alsaied84@gmail.com.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. tarek.alsaied84@gmail.com.
⁴ Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.

PMID: 36598529
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-03081-x

Abstract

This review is meant to highlight recent publications from other journals that are relevant to pediatric cardiologists. The articles chosen for this edition look at the outcomes of catheter-based interventions for aortic stenosis, the effect of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors on the adult congenital heart disease population, the difference in mortality from congenital heart disease between rural and urban America, preoperative NT-proBNP as a predictor of Fontan outcomes, and an overview of the utilization and outcomes of the Rastelli, Nikaidoh, and REV procedures.

Keywords: Adult congenital heart disease; Atherosclerosis; Balloon aortic valvuloplasty; Fontan; Healthcare disparity; Nikaidoh; REV; Rastelli.

Publication types

Review