Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Apr 15, 2019 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

TABLE C-1 ESTIMATED VALUE FOR PERCENTILE REGRESSION OF WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE ∗ FOR EUROPEAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ACCORDING TO SEX Age (yr) Percentile for Boys Percentile for Girls 10th 25th…

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Drugs Used in Pediatric Cardiology

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TABLE E-1 DRUG INDEX (FOR DRUGS USED IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY) Trade Name Generic Name Class Abbokinase Urokinase Thrombolytic agent Actiq Fentanyl Narcotic analgesic Adalat Nifedipine Calcium channel blocker Adalat CC…

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Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects

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Most cyanotic congenital heart defects (CHDs) manifest during the neonatal period, requiring a correct diagnosis for appropriate management. Detection of cyanosis has been made much easier in recent years by…

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Blood Pressure Values

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TABLE B-1 BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS FOR BOYS BY AGE AND HEIGHT PERCENTILE (NHBPEP) Age BP Percentile Systolic BP (mm Hg) Diastolic BP (mm Hg) Percentile of Height Percentile of Height…

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Miscellaneous

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TABLE A-1 RECURRENCE RISKS GIVEN ONE SIBLING WHO HAS A CARDIOVASCULAR ANOMALY Anomaly Suggested Risk (%) Ventricular septal defect 3.0 Patent ductus arteriosus 3.0 Atrial septal defect 2.5 Tetralogy of…

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Cardiac Arrhythmias

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The frequency and clinical significance of arrhythmias are different in children compared with adults. Although arrhythmias are relatively infrequent in infants and children, the common practice of monitoring cardiac rhythm…

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Disturbances of Atrioventricular Conduction

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Atrioventricular (AV) block is a disturbance in conduction between the normal sinus impulse and the eventual ventricular response. The block is assigned to one of three classes, depending on the…

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Cardiac Tumors

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Prevalence Cardiac tumors in the pediatric age group are extremely rare. A primary cardiac tumor was diagnosed in 0.001% to 0.003% of admissions at large children’s referral centers. The male-to-female…

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Valvular Heart Disease

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Valvular heart diseases are either congenital or acquired in origin. The pathophysiology and clinical manifestations are similar for both entities and are discussed in Chapter 10 , Pathophysiology of Obstructive…

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