“The influence of mechanical circulatory support on post-transplant outcomes in pediatric patients” was published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation in June of 2021. The multicenter study from …
The Influence of MCS on Post-Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Read More »
Routine physical activity has been increasingly regarded as important for youth with cardiomyopathies or congenital heart disease with heart failure, including Fontan circulatory failure. This ACTION publication shows results of …
Despite the fact that VADs are now regarded as an important treatment option in pediatric heart failure, most hospitals perform less than 10 VAD surgeries in children a year. “ISHLT …
ISHLT Consensus Statement for the Selection and Management of Pediatric and CHD on VAD Read More »
COVID 19 infection in children causes a hyper-inflammatory syndrome referred to as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This ACTION publication, published June 2, 2021 in Pediatric Cardiology, provides a …
MIS-C Associated with COVID-19 Anti-thrombosis Guideline of Care for Children Read More »
ACTION defines and collects pediatric heart failure metrics to implement quality improvement initiatives. This study sought to describe medication use at the time of discharge for children admitted with acute …
Establishing Baseline Metrics of Heart Failure Medication Use in Children Read More »
This study, published December 23, 2020 in Heart, compared outcomes and resource use among heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease and heart failure (ACHD-HF) vs. no ACHD: “Greater …
Greater Admissions, Mortality, and Cost of Heart Failure in ACHD Read More »
There is little standardization across pediatric heart failure centers when it comes to the use of exercise testing and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after VAD placement. “Variation in Cardiac Rehabilitation for …
Variation in CR for Pediatric VAD Recipients Across North America Read More »
This article summarizing ACTION’s heart failure initiatives was published in Progress in Pediatric Cardiology’s “Highlights of the 23rd Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: Vision 2020.” The article …
Heart failure in children: Priorities and approach of the ACTION collaborative Read More »
