MUSC Health is now part of a small cohort of academic medical centers in the United States offering intestinal ultrasound to adult and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Read the latest: https://bit.ly/3XrHNQv
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MUSC Neonatology is also one of the first in the nation to standardize the approach to diagnosing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) a severe intestinal disease, using adjunct bowel ultrasound for preterm babies. #innovation #nec #preterm
There is a new approach to monitoring Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) is essentially an abdominal ultrasound that’s painless and noninvasive. It doesn’t require any of the more intensive bowel preparation needed for invasive procedures like colonoscopies, and it doesn’t have any side effects. It’s also more efficient and cost-effective than CTs and MRIs, making it the fastest way to determine treatment responsiveness and/or reaction to medications. Dr. Carmine Suppa is leading the IUS pilot program at MUSC Children's Health and is one of a small group of pediatric gastroenterologists in the country who is trained to use IUS. https://lnkd.in/eckSTaq6
Intestinal Ultrasound: A New Approach to Monitoring Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Full Professor Cardiology-Clinical Electrophysiology Erasmus MC, Professor Translational Electrophysiology Technical University Delft, Medical Delta Professor, FEHRA
What is the current status on AF ablation in patients with congenital heart disease? Read our Top Story in Heart Rhythm Journal. Together with Can Zhang.
Heart Rhythm Journal invited Prof. Dr. Natasja M.S. de Groot, expert in arrhythmias in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease, to write TOP STORIES ON PAEDIATRIC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with congenital heart disease. Read at: https://lnkd.in/eGYSxNqx
Top stories on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with congenital heart defects
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In a remarkable medical evolution, congenital heart disease care has transitioned from a once bleak prognosis in childhood to a manageable chronic condition into adulthood. This shift highlights: ✅ Progressive medical advancements in diagnostics and treatment. ✅ Increased lifespan and quality of life for patients. ✅ The need for lifelong, specialized cardiac care. A testament to the strides in cardiology, this evolution opens avenues for future research and patient-centric care strategies in congenital heart disease. #Cardiology #Innovation #PatientCare
From the Member Sections | Navigating the Future: Congenital Heart Disease Care From Childhood to Adulthood - American College of Cardiology
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Advanced heart failure resulting from congenital heart disease correction during infancy has a distinct natural disease course, warranting the need for follow-up. The management of congenital heart disease in adult patients requires specialized hospital services and trained personnel capable of handling this new phase of pediatric cardiology. https://lnkd.in/e3NZDtyk
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Pediatric-onset ARVC may be suspected in early stages before progression to definite ARVC by the qualitative finding of an ms-RVOT - with three very curious case reports.
Mushroom-shaped right ventricular outflow tract (ms-RVOT) aneurysms may provide an early clue for the diagnosis of pediatric arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). #echofirst
Mushroom-Shaped Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Aneurysm May Provide an Early Clue in Pediatric Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, which aims to recognize those living with congenital heart disease and increase awareness of these conditions. Congenital heart diseases, also called congenital heart defects or CHDs, are birth defects that affect the structure of a baby’s heart and how it works. Approximately 1% of newborns are born with a CHD each year, and about 1 in 4 infants born with a CHD will need surgery or other procedures within their first year of life. Today there are more than 2.4 million children and adults in the U.S. living with CHDs. Learn about MarinHealth's Haynes Cardiovascular Institute, which provides full-service heart and vascular care, from education and prevention to state-of-the-art testing and diagnostics, minimally-invasive interventional procedures, heart surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation: https://lnkd.in/dRTzqZD
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A paper, published in Pathogens MDPI, sheds light on the pivotal roles of P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum, key periodontal pathogenic bacteria, in initiating respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and asthma. The research, mentioned in Forbes, explores the oral-brain connection, highlighting the association between oral health and various diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. This research provides valuable insights into disease development, offering potential therapeutic and preventive approaches. Read more about this research: https://brnw.ch/21wD9Zv or view the news story: https://brnw.ch/21wD9Zw #oralhealth #openaccess
Study Links Dementia To Oral Health, Let’s talk Oral-Brain Connection
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Every year in the U.S. alone, over 14,000 pediatric hospitalizations occur due to heart failure, with a 7% mortality rate. The scarcity of pediatric donor hearts and complications of congenital heart disease make ventricular assist devices a pivotal element in pediatric treatment plans. In today’s #ThrowbackThursday presentation, Associate Professor Dr. Choon-Sik Jhun from the Penn State College of Medicine discusses his team’s work on the development of a small, durable, and fully implantable device: the PSU child centrifugal blood pump. Designing heart pumps for children under 10 years of age or between 10–30 kg requires a great deal of precision due to their small anatomical structures, varying circulatory hemodynamics, and reactive immune responses. Compared to positive displacement pumps, centrifugal pumps have higher efficiency, less susceptibility to pressure changes, and lower risk of blood trauma, such as hemolysis or thrombosis. The PSU team used CONVERGE software to run LES simulations with the Smagorinsky SGS model, efficiently modeling the effects of turbulence. In vitro experiments were performed under four conditions and preliminary fit testing was conducted in an immersive virtual environment. Results demonstrated the prototype PSU child blood pump had promising hemocompatibility and an acceptable hemolysis range (<0.03 mg/dl). Interested in learning more about the device? View Dr. Jhun’s presentation from the 2023 CONVERGE CFD Conference here! https://lnkd.in/ghnwywjG
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In the world of fluid resuscitation for trauma patients, we are taught that fluids in general are not the go-to choice if we have options, but if we must use a standard IV fluid we should reach for lactated ringers solution (LRS). This is due to the electrolytes and more-neutral pH of the fluid. Many of us have also been taught that any line being used for blood transfusion should not have LRS pushed through it and should instead only have saline flooded through it. Current standard practice is to infuse blood products with a saline fluid in the line. This is to prevent formation of clots in the line while infusing. It was previously widely accepted that the calcium ions found within LRS could activate the clotting cascade within the whole blood unit being transfused and result in clots forming within the line or shortly after reaching the patient and resulting in emboli. However, research conducted post-1998 to present (when administration of boluses of calcium became more mainstream for trauma patients) has shown that while this can potentially be an issue, it is not observed to be occurring in instances when normal doses of calcium are being used any more frequently than it is in non-LRS lines (no increased risks until a concentration of 5g of calcium/L of LRS were measured (Walling, 1998). In fact, research measured that the delay experienced while switching a pre-established LRS line to a saline line to infuse blood products is more detrimental to patient outcomes than the marginal risk of clots. Has your service changed their protocols for blood products to include LRS in infusions? References: Walling, A. D. (1998, August 1). Use of Ringer’s lactate with emergency blood transfusion. American Family Physician. https://lnkd.in/eEtfQnqf
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Ophthopedia Update:Concomitant optic disk drusen and papilledema due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a pediatric cohort: Optic disk drusen (ODD) in pediatric patients typically presents with pseudopapilledema. Diagnosing concomitant papilledema due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in these patients can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and clinical features of papilledema due to IIH among pediatric patients with a new diagnosis of ODD and to discuss the clinical and paraclinical findings that helped diagnose this group. #Ophthalmology #Eye #Ophthotwitter
Concomitant optic disk drusen and papilledema due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a pediatric cohort
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