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In this review, we provide a brief description of recently published articles addressing topics relevant to pediatric cardiologists. Our hope is to provide a summary of the latest articles published recently in other journals in our field. The articles address the following: (1) transcatheter closure of sinus venous atrial septal defect which is feasible in adults with careful planning, (2) exercise echocardiography in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which was found to be very helpful to identify low-risk patients when there is no gradient at rest or during exercise, (3) features of Fontan patients with normal exercise capacity who typically report more active life style and have less complications during the post-Fontan admissions, (4) the natural history of Anderson-Tawil syndrome which is characterized by high incidence of life-threatening arrhythmogenic events especially when there is history of syncope, ventricular tachycardia, or the use of amiodarone, (5) pulmonary artery banding in complete atrioventricular septal defects which were found to be a safe alternative to early complete repair and served as a bridge to biventricular repair with variable effect on common atrioventricular valve regurgitation and (6) tricuspid valve interventions (TVI) in patients undergoing pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) which further reduce tricuspid regurgitation beyond what is expected in PVR alone without increasing early complications or hospital length of stay.
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Alsaied, T. From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles in Pediatric Cardiology. Pediatr Cardiol 41, 1244–1247 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-020-02404-0
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