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Michel-Behnke I, Kumar RK, Justo R, Zabal C, Marshall AC, Jacobs JP. Closing the gap between acceptable and ideal in catheterisation for paediatric and congenital heart disease-A global view. Cardiol Young 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38699826 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951124000027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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In recent issues of the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions, Holzer and colleagues presented an Expert Consensus Document titled: "PICS / AEPC / APPCS / CSANZ / SCAI / SOLACI: Expert consensus statement on cardiac catheterization for pediatric patients and adults with congenital heart disease." This Expert Consensus Document is a massively important contribution to the community of paediatric and congenital cardiac care. This document was developed as an Expert Consensus Document by the Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society, the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, the Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society, the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology, as well as the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.As perfectly stated in the Preamble of this Expert Consensus Document, "This expert consensus document is intended to inform practitioners, payors, hospital administrators and other parties as to the opinion of the aforementioned societies about best practices for cardiac catheterisation and transcatheter management of paediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease, with added accommodations for resource-limited environments." And, the fact that the authorship of this Expert Consensus Document includes global representation is notable, commendable, and important.This Expert Consensus Document has the potential to fill an important gap for this patient population. National guideline documents for specific aspects of interventions in patients with paediatric heart disease, including training guidelines, do exist. However, this current Expert Consensus Document authored by Holzer and colleagues provides truly globally applicable standards on cardiac catheterisation for both paediatric patients and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD).Our current Editorial provides different regional perspectives from senior physicians dedicated to paediatric and congenital cardiac care who are practicing in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, Australia/New Zealand, and North America. Establishing worldwide standards for cardiac catheterisation laboratories for children and adults with CHD is a significant stride towards improving the quality and consistency of care. These standards should not only reflect the current state of medical knowledge but should also be adaptable to future advancements, ultimately fostering better outcomes and enhancing the lives of individuals affected by CHD worldwide.Ensuring that these standards are accessible and adaptable across different healthcare settings globally is a critical step. Given the variability in resources and infrastructure globally, the need exists for flexibility and tailoring to implement recommendations.The potential impact of the Expert Consensus Document and its recommendations is likely significant, but heterogeneity of healthcare systems will pose continuing challenges on healthcare professionals. Indeed, this heterogeneity of healthcare systems will challenge healthcare professionals to finally close the gap between acceptable and ideal in the catheterisation of patients with paediatric and/or congenital heart disease.
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- Ina Michel-Behnke
- Pediatric Heart Center Vienna, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital for Children and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Queensland Children's Hospital, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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- CMO Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Congenital Heart Center, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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McMahon CJ, Milanesi O, Pitkänen-Argillander O, Albert-Brotons DC, Michel-Behnke I, Voges I, Sendzikaite S, Heying R. Assessment for learning of paediatric cardiology trainees in 41 centres from 19 European countries. Cardiol Young 2024; 34:588-596. [PMID: 37641941 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951123003098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited data exist on how trainees in paediatric cardiology are assessed among countries affiliated with the Association of European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology. METHODS A structured and approved questionnaire was circulated to educationalists/trainers in 95 Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology training centres. RESULTS Trainers from 46 centres responded with complete data in 41 centres. Instructional design included bedside teaching (41/41), didactic teaching (38/41), problem-based learning (28/41), cardiac catheterisation calculations (34/41), journal club (31/41), fellows presenting in the multidisciplinary meeting (41/41), fellows reporting on echocardiograms (34/41), clinical simulation (17/41), echocardiography simulation (10/41), and catheterisation simulation (3/41). Assessment included case-based discussion (n = 27), mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) (n = 12), directly observed procedures (n = 12), oral examination (n = 16), long cases (n = 11), written essay questions (n = 6), multiple choice questions (n = 5), and objective structured clinical examination (n = 2). Entrustable professional activities were utilised in 10 (24%) centres. Feedback was summative only in 17/41 (41%) centres, formative only in 12/41 (29%) centres and a combination of formative and summative feedback in 10/41 (24%) centres. Written feedback was provided in 10/41 (24%) centres. Verbal feedback was most common in 37/41 (90 %) centres. CONCLUSION There is a marked variation in instructional design and assessment across European paediatric cardiac centres. A wide mix of assessment tools are used. Feedback is provided by the majority of centres, mostly verbal summative feedback. Adopting a programmatic assessment focusing on competency/capability using multiple assessment tools with regular formative multisource feedback may promote assessment for learning of paediatric cardiology trainees.
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- Colin J McMahon
- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- School of Health Professions Education (SHE), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Paediatric Cardiac Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Padova, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital for Children and Adolescent Medicine, Paediatric Heart Centre, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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McMahon CJ, Voges I, Jenkins P, Brida M, van der Bosch AE, Dellborg M, Heying R, Stein JI, Georgiev B, Mesihovic-Dinarevic S, Prokšelj K, Oskarsson G, Frogoudaki A, Karagöz T, Jossif A, Doros G, Nielsen D, Jalanko M, Sanchez Perez I, Alvares S, Estensen ME, Petropoulos A, Tagen R, Gumbienė L, Michel-Behnke I, Olejnik P, Clift PF, Sendzikaite S, Albert-Brotons DC, Rhodes M, Pitkänen O, Bassareo PP, Gatzoulis MA, Walsh K, Milanesi O, Ladouceur M, Chessa M, Budts W. Adult congenital heart disease training in Europe: current status, disparities and potential solutions. Open Heart 2023; 10:e002558. [PMID: 38097363 PMCID: PMC10729203 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the status of training of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) cardiologists in Europe. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to ACHD cardiologists from 34 European countries. RESULTS Representatives from 31 of 34 countries (91%) responded. ACHD cardiology was recognised by the respective ministry of Health in two countries (7%) as a subspecialty. Two countries (7%) have formally recognised ACHD training programmes, 15 (48%) have informal (neither accredited nor certified) training and 14 (45%) have very limited or no programme. Twenty-five countries (81%) described training ACHD doctors 'on the job'. The median number of ACHD centres per country was 4 (range 0-28), median number of ACHD surgical centres was 3 (0-26) and the median number of ACHD training centres was 2 (range 0-28). An established exit examination in ACHD was conducted in only one country (3%) and formal certification provided by two countries (7%). ACHD cardiologist number versus gross domestic product Pearson correlation coefficient=0.789 (p<0.001). CONCLUSION Formal or accredited training in ACHD is rare among European countries. Many countries have very limited or no training and resort to 'train people on the job'. Few countries provide either an exit examination or certification. Efforts to harmonise training and establish standards in exit examination and certification may improve training and consequently promote the alignment of high-quality patient care.
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- Colin J McMahon
- Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Crumlin, Ireland
- University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
- Medical Rehabilitation, University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department Paediatric Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of cardiology, University of Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Hacettepe Universty Ihsan Dogramacı Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Paedi Center for Specialized Pediatrics, Strovolos, Cyprus
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- Paediatric Cardiology, Louis Turcanu Emergency Children Hospital, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Heart and Lung Centre, HYKS sairaanhoitopiiri, Helsinki, Finland
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- Pediatric Cardiology Department, Oporto Medical Center, Porto, Portugal
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- Ped.Cardiology, Merkezi klinika, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Pediatrics, Azerbaycan Tibb Universiteti Nariman Narimanov, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Vilniaus universitetas Medicinos fakultetas, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Centre of Cardiology and Angiology, Vilniaus Universiteto ligonines Santariskiu klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital/Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Heart House, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cardiology, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Pediatric Cardiology, Hopital universitaire Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Cardiology Department and GUCH Unit, Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Butler M, McArthur EC. The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs: An Integrative Review. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2023; 48:151-160. [PMID: 37101328 DOI: 10.1097/nmc.0000000000000910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fetal cardiology programs are evolving quickly and include multiple interdisciplinary health care professionals whose roles could benefit from clear definition. Nurses provide an essential function in this field; however, descriptions or definitions of nursing practice, education and knowledge requirements, and responsibilities are limited and vary across institutions and disciplines. PURPOSE To conduct an integrative review summarizing the literature to determine the role of nurses in fetal cardiology programs. METHODS We conducted an integrative review as per Whittemore and Knafl's (2005) methodology of current literature to reveal strengths and opportunities in describing nursing practice as fetal cardiology nurses. The search strategy included five electronic databases: CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Peer-reviewed English-language articles discussing nursing practices in fetal cardiology published between 2015 and 2022 were selected. Data extraction and analysis were completed on a final sample of 26 articles. RESULTS Four themes were identified on fetal cardiac nursing practice from nursing and medical perspectives: multidisciplinary key team member, psychosocial family support and counselor, coordinator or navigator, and role description. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS More discussion in the literature is needed to better understand and define fetal cardiac nursing practice. Although most experts agree nurses are an important member of the interdisciplinary fetal cardiology team, their roles and educational requirements are poorly described and defined. Quality metrics and benchmarks are needed to ensure safe and effective fetal cardiology care.
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BACKGROUND Limited data exist on training of European paediatric and adult congenital cardiologists. METHODS A structured and approved questionnaire was circulated to national delegates of Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology in 33 European countries. RESULTS Delegates from 30 countries (91%) responded. Paediatric cardiology was not recognised as a distinct speciality by the respective ministry of Health in seven countries (23%). Twenty countries (67%) have formally accredited paediatric cardiology training programmes, seven (23%) have substantial informal (not accredited or certified) training, and three (10%) have very limited or no programme. Twenty-two countries have a curriculum. Twelve countries have a national training director. There was one paediatric cardiology centre per 2.66 million population (range 0.87-9.64 million), one cardiac surgical centre per 4.73 million population (range 1.63-10.72 million), and one training centre per 4.29 million population (range 1.63-10.72 million population). The median number of paediatric cardiology fellows per training programme was 4 (range 1-17), and duration of training was 3 years (range 2-5 years). An exit examination in paediatric cardiology was conducted in 16 countries (53%) and certification provided by 20 countries (67%). Paediatric cardiologist number is affected by gross domestic product (R2 = 0.41). CONCLUSION Training varies markedly across European countries. Although formal fellowship programmes exist in many countries, several countries have informal training or no training. Only a minority of countries provide both exit examination and certification. Harmonisation of training and standardisation of exit examination and certification could reduce variation in training thereby promoting high-quality care by European congenital cardiologists.
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Sigler M. Editorial: Remarkable Structural Anomalies in Congenital Heart Disease: A Collection of Case Reports in Pediatric Cardiology. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:871222. [PMID: 35402544 PMCID: PMC8987977 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.871222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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McMahon CJ, Tretter JT, Redington AN, Bu’Lock F, Zühlke L, Heying R, Mattos S, Krishna Kumar R, Jacobs JP, Windram JD. Medical education and training within congenital cardiology: current global status and future directions in a post COVID-19 world. Cardiol Young 2022; 32:185-197. [PMID: 33843546 PMCID: PMC8111178 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951121001645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Despite enormous strides in our field with respect to patient care, there has been surprisingly limited dialogue on how to train and educate the next generation of congenital cardiologists. This paper reviews the current status of training and evolving developments in medical education pertinent to congenital cardiology. The adoption of competency-based medical education has been lauded as a robust framework for contemporary medical education over the last two decades. However, inconsistencies in frameworks across different jurisdictions remain, and bridging gaps between competency frameworks and clinical practice has proved challenging. Entrustable professional activities have been proposed as a solution, but integration of such activities into busy clinical cardiology practices will present its own challenges. Consequently, this pivot towards a more structured approach to medical education necessitates the widespread availability of appropriately trained medical educationalists, a development that will better inform curriculum development, instructional design, and assessment. Differentiation between superficial and deep learning, the vital role of rich formative feedback and coaching, should guide our trainees to become self-regulated learners, capable of critical reasoning yet retaining an awareness of uncertainty and ambiguity. Furthermore, disruptive innovations such as "technology enhanced learning" may be leveraged to improve education, especially for trainees from low- and middle-income countries. Each of these initiatives will require resources, widespread advocacy and raised awareness, and publication of supporting data, and so it is especially gratifying that Cardiology in the Young has fostered a progressive approach, agreeing to publish one or two articles in each journal issue in this domain.
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- Colin J McMahon
- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Portuguese Hospital, Recife, Brazil
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- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Congenital Heart Center, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Mazankowski Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Martínez-Barrios E, Cesar S, Cruzalegui J, Hernandez C, Arbelo E, Fiol V, Brugada J, Brugada R, Campuzano O, Sarquella-Brugada G. Clinical Genetics of Inherited Arrhythmogenic Disease in the Pediatric Population. Biomedicines 2022; 10:106. [PMID: 35052786 PMCID: PMC8773373 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sudden death is a rare event in the pediatric population but with a social shock due to its presentation as the first symptom in previously healthy children. Comprehensive autopsy in pediatric cases identify an inconclusive cause in 40-50% of cases. In such cases, a diagnosis of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome is suggested as the main potential cause of death. Molecular autopsy identifies nearly 30% of cases under 16 years of age carrying a pathogenic/potentially pathogenic alteration in genes associated with any inherited arrhythmogenic disease. In the last few years, despite the increasing rate of post-mortem genetic diagnosis, many families still remain without a conclusive genetic cause of the unexpected death. Current challenges in genetic diagnosis are the establishment of a correct genotype-phenotype association between genes and inherited arrhythmogenic disease, as well as the classification of variants of uncertain significance. In this review, we provide an update on the state of the art in the genetic diagnosis of inherited arrhythmogenic disease in the pediatric population. We focus on emerging publications on gene curation for genotype-phenotype associations, cases of genetic overlap and advances in the classification of variants of uncertain significance. Our goal is to facilitate the translation of genetic diagnosis to the clinical area, helping risk stratification, treatment and the genetic counselling of families.
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- Estefanía Martínez-Barrios
- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
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- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
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- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
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- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.); (R.B.)
- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona-IDIBAPS, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
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- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.); (R.B.)
- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona-IDIBAPS, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.); (R.B.)
- Medical Science Department, School of Medicine, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain
- Cardiology Service, Hospital Josep Trueta, University of Girona, 17007 Girona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.); (R.B.)
- Medical Science Department, School of Medicine, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
- Cardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain
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- Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain; (E.M.-B.); (S.C.); (J.C.); (C.H.); (V.F.); (J.B.)
- Medical Science Department, School of Medicine, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
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Tretter JT, Jacobs JP. Global leadership in paediatric and congenital cardiac care: "Humility in Leadership - an interview with Katarina Hanséus, MD, PhD, President of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC)". Cardiol Young 2021; 31:689-695. [PMID: 34011430 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951121001669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Dr. Katarina Hanséus is the focus of our fourth in a series of interviews in Cardiology in the Young entitled, "Global Leadership in Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care". Dr. Hanséus was born in Malmö, Sweden. She attended undergraduate school in her home town in Malmö, Sweden, graduating in 1974. Dr. Hanséus then went on to complete medical school at University of Lund in Lund, Sweden, graduating in 1980, where additionally she completed a Doctoral Dissertation in the evaluation of cardiac function and chamber size in children using Doppler and cross-sectional echocardiography. Under the Swedish Board of National Welfare, Dr. Hanséus completed her authorisation as a paediatrician in 1986, followed by her authorisation as a paediatric cardiologist in 1988, at University of Lund. She was appointed head of Paediatric Cardiology in 2000 at the Children's Heart Center, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. The programme at Lund serves as one of the two national referral centres for comprehensive paediatric and congenital cardiac care, including paediatric cardiac surgery, in Sweden. From 2006 to 2013, she served as the clinical and administrative head of the Department of Neonatology, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Intensive Care, Paediatric Cardiology, and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, returning as the head of Paediatric Cardiology in 2013, for which she currently holds the position.Dr. Hanséus is a recognised leader in the field of Paediatric Cardiology and has been involved in leadership within the Swedish Pediatric Society, the Swedish Association for Pediatric Cardiology, and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology throughout her career. Within the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, she served as the Secretary General from 2011 to 2016, the President Elect in 2018, and is the current President serving from 2019 until 2022. This article presents our interview with Dr. Hanséus, an interview that covers her experience as a leader in the field of Paediatric Cardiology, including the history and goals of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, and her role and vision as their current President.
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- Justin T Tretter
- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Congenital Heart Center, UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
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Recommendations from the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology for training in diagnostic and interventional electrophysiology. Cardiol Young 2021; 31:38-46. [PMID: 33292898 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120004096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The field of electrophysiology (EP) in paediatric cardiology patients and adults with congenital heart disease is complex and rapidly growing. The current recommendations for diagnostic and invasive electrophysiology of the working group for Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Electrophysiology of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology acknowledges the diveristy of European countries and centers. These training recommendations can be fulfilled in a manageable period of time, without compromising the quality of training required to become an expert in the field of paediatric and congenital EP and are for trainees undergoing or having completed accredited paediatric cardiologist fellowship. Three levels of expertise, the training for General paediatric cardiology EP, for non-invasive EP and invasive EP have been defined. This Association for European EP curriculum describes the theoretical and practicsal knowledge in clinical EP; catheter ablation, cardiac implantable electronic devices, inherited arrhythmias and arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart defects for the 3 levels of expertise.
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