Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Lloyd Y. Tani Acute rheumatic fever (RF) occurs as a result of a complex interaction between group A streptococcus (GAS), a susceptible host, and…
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (Atrioventricular and Ventriculoarterial Discordance)
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (Atrioventricular and Ventriculoarterial Discordance) Joseph Atallah Jennifer M. Rutledge John D. Dyck The language of corrected transposition can be difficult. Isolated ventricular inversion,…
Chronic Heart Failure in Children
Chronic Heart Failure in Children Matthew J. O’Connor Robert E. Shaddy Introduction Chronic heart failure is a clinical syndrome with diverse etiologies and broad variation in its clinical manifestations, all…
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Heart Surgery in Children
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Heart Surgery in Children Caren S. Goldberg Jane W. Newburger The survival of children with congenital heart disease has improved dramatically over the past four decades. As…
Myocardial Ischemia in the Pediatric Population
Myocardial Ischemia in the Pediatric Population Ali N. Zaidi Curt J. Daniels Introduction Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are surviving into adulthood, due to the major achievements in their…
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Barry J. Maron Cardiomyopathies, or primary diseases of the myocardium, are not uncommon in infants and children. Although these conditions have been the subject of intensive investigation, our…
Transition to Adult Care
Transition to Adult Care Peter R. Ermis Wayne J. Franklin Introduction Over the past 70 years, since the first surgical palliation for tetralogy of Fallot by Drs. Blalock, Thomas, and…
Myocarditis
Myocarditis Kathleen E. Simpson Shafkat Anwar Charles E. Canter Introduction The World Health Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology has defined myocarditis as an inflammatory myocardial disease diagnosed by a…
Inflammatory Noninfectious Cardiovascular Diseases
Inflammatory Noninfectious Cardiovascular Diseases Carolyn A. Altman William B. Kyle Kristen Sexson Tejtel Marietta M. DeGuzman Santiago Valdes Andrea Ramirez Introduction The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of systemic disorders…
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Transposition of the Great Arteries Athar M. Qureshi Henri Justino Jeffrey S. Heinle Introduction First described by the Scottish pathologist Dr. Matthew Baillie in 1797 (1), transposition of the great…
