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Longitudinal Follow-Up Studies in the Pediatric Heart Network

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To promote collaborative research leading to evidence-based treatment options for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute established the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN) in 2001. The infrastructure is now well-developed and capable of implementing complex, multicenter protocols efficiently and recruiting subjects effectively. In addition, we have developed mechanisms to retain subjects and have established several cohorts that we are following long-term. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the structure of the PHN and to review studies relevant to longitudinal patient outcome. The PHN is uniquely positioned to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding evidenced-based treatment approaches for pediatric patients with cardiovascular disease.

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  1. CMC Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Medical District, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA

    Lynn Mahony MD

  2. New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, USA

    Lynn A. Sleeper ScD

  3. Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI/NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8132, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Gail D. Pearson MD, ScD

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  1. School of Medicine,, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Paul R. Barach

  2. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute, All Children’s Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, Johns Hopkins University, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando, FL, USA,, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Jeffery P. Jacobs

  3. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Steven E. Lipshultz

  4. The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Peter C. Laussen

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Mahony, L., Sleeper, L.A., Pearson, G.D. (2015). Longitudinal Follow-Up Studies in the Pediatric Heart Network. In: Barach, P., Jacobs, J., Lipshultz, S., Laussen, P. (eds) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6587-3_33

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