Clinical Management of Pediatric Heart Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Pediatrics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 79
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pediatric cardiology; cardiac arrhythmia; congenital heart diseases; cardiac death; atrial fibrillation; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; cardiac amyloidosis; hypertrophic heart disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, advances in our understanding of pediatric cardiovascular diseases has shifted paradigms towards new patient subgroups and unmet needs.
With the changing epidemiology of CHD, chronicity has become the keyword in pediatric cardiology, making long-term management and quality of life essential components of patient care. For individuals with CHD, integrated care plans addressing the medical, functional, and psychosocial aspects of treatment are increasingly being recognized as critical. Despite progress, sudden cardiac death continues to represent a serious complication in CHD patients. However, there is a notable lack of pediatric-specific research in this area, with risk stratification models often extrapolated from studies in ACHD populations. These models may not fully account for differences in surgical techniques, anatomical variations, and risk phenotypes unique to pediatric patients.
In recent decades, our awareness of genetic and rare cardiovascular diseases has introduced the need for a tailored approach; nevertheless, the evolution of personalized medicine has not fully reached the world of pediatric cardiology. Historically, the heterogeneity of congenital heart disease—including variability in anatomical classifications, surgical interventions, and management strategies—has limited the development of high-quality evidence and long-term outcome studies. Addressing these challenges requires multidisciplinary research efforts and innovative approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
This Special Issue will focus on advances and applications in imaging, surgery, interventional cardiology, sports cardiology, prognostic stratification, and follow-up studies addressing the clinical management of pediatric heart diseases. Original articles and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Michele Lioncino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pediatric heart diseases
- children
- pediatric cardiology
- congenital heart disease
- clinical management
- congenital heart surgery
- outcome
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