Common Cardiac Issues in Pediatrics

Jonathan N. Johnson, MD, FAAP is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he is the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Medical Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program. Dr. Johnson received his medical degree from Wayne State University in 2005. He completed training in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in 2008, and subsequently went on to complete subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiology at Mayo in 2011. He also serves as co-director of CME programs for the Department of Pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic, and has a particular interest in medical education, symposium and meeting development, and outreach to primary care physicians and nurses.Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, is professor of pediatrics and the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics at Wayne State University, and Designated Institutional Official Children’s Hospital of Michigan.Dr. Kamat has been honored with “Teacher of the Year” awards by medical students and residents on multiple occasions. In 2009, he received the Wayne State University Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award. and in 2010 he received the National AAP Education Award. Dr. Kamat is an editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care and Pediatric Care Online. He is also editor-in-chief of the AAP Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care and Challenging cases in Pediatric Diagnosis. He is the co-editor of the AAP Textbook of Global Child Health. He is editor for the Index of Suspicion in Pediatrics in Review. He has been a member of Pediatric RC of ACGME for last 6 years and also served as the vice chair of the committee for the last 18 months.

• IntroductionPart 1: Evaluation of the Patient1. Clinical History and Physical Examination2. Electrocardiography3. The Role of Echocardiography4. Basics of Exercise Testing5. Chest Radiography6. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography7. Laboratory StudiesPart 2: Common Signs and Symptoms8. Chest Pain9. Syncope10. Palpitations and Arrhythmia11. Heart Murmur12. Evaluation of the Neonate With Congenital Heart DiseasePart 3: Congenital Heart Disease13. Fetal and Newborn Transitional Circulations14. Newborn Screening for Heart Disease15. Congenital Heart Lesions16. Surgical Procedures for Congenital Heart Disease17. Office Care of the Child After Cardiac Surgery18. Common Syndromes Associated With Cardiac Lesions19. Adults With Congenital Heart DiseasePart 4: Cardiomyopathies and Channelopathies20. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy21. Dilated Cardiomyopathy22. Restricted Cardiomyopathy23. Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy24. Long QT Syndrome and Other ChannelopathiesPart 5: Acquired Cardiac Diseases25. Kawasaki Disease26. Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease27. Cardiotoxicity Among Survivors of Childhood CancerPart 6: Infectious Diseases28. Vaccines for Patients With Cardiac Conditions29. Lyme Carditis30. Endocarditis31. Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis32. Myocarditis33. Pericardial DiseasesPart 7: Preventive Cardiology34. Dyslipidemia35. Hypertension36. Cardiac Screening Before Starting Certain Medications37. Cardiac Screening for Athletic Participation38. Autonomic DysfunctionPart 8: General Issues in Primary Cardiac Care39. Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children With Congenital Heart Disease40. Lifestyle Counseling41. Cardiac Pharmacology42. Transition and Transfer From Pediatric to Adult-Centered Cardiac CarePart 9: Special Conditions43. Cardiac Transplantation44. Pulmonary Hypertension