Common Cardiac Issues in Pediatrics

Jonathan N. Johnson, MD, FAAP is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he is the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Medical Director of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Program. Dr. Johnson received his medical degree from Wayne State University in 2005. He completed training in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in 2008, and subsequently went on to complete subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiology at Mayo in 2011. He also serves as co-director of CME programs for the Department of Pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic, and has a particular interest in medical education, symposium and meeting development, and outreach to primary care physicians and nurses. Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, is professor of pediatrics and the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics at Wayne State University, and Designated Institutional Official Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Kamat has been honored with “Teacher of the Year” awards by medical students and residents on multiple occasions. In 2009, he received the Wayne State University Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award. and in 2010 he received the National AAP Education Award. Dr. Kamat is an editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care and Pediatric Care Online. He is also editor-in-chief of the AAP Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Care and Challenging cases in Pediatric Diagnosis. He is the co-editor of the AAP Textbook of Global Child Health. He is editor for the Index of Suspicion in Pediatrics in Review. He has been a member of Pediatric RC of ACGME for last 6 years and also served as the vice chair of the committee for the last 18 months.

Introduction
Part 1: Evaluation of the Patient
1. Clinical History and Physical Examination
2. Electrocardiography
3. The Role of Echocardiography
4. Basics of Exercise Testing
5. Chest Radiography
6. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
7. Laboratory Studies
Part 2: Common Signs and Symptoms
8. Chest Pain
9. Syncope
10. Palpitations and Arrhythmia
11. Heart Murmur
12. Evaluation of the Neonate With Congenital Heart Disease
Part 3: Congenital Heart Disease
13. Fetal and Newborn Transitional Circulations
14. Newborn Screening for Heart Disease
15. Congenital Heart Lesions
16. Surgical Procedures for Congenital Heart Disease
17. Office Care of the Child After Cardiac Surgery
18. Common Syndromes Associated With Cardiac Lesions
19. Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Part 4: Cardiomyopathies and Channelopathies
20. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
21. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
22. Restricted Cardiomyopathy
23. Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy
24. Long QT Syndrome and Other Channelopathies
Part 5: Acquired Cardiac Diseases
25. Kawasaki Disease
26. Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
27. Cardiotoxicity Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Part 6: Infectious Diseases
28. Vaccines for Patients With Cardiac Conditions
29. Lyme Carditis
30. Endocarditis
31. Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis
32. Myocarditis
33. Pericardial Diseases
Part 7: Preventive Cardiology
34. Dyslipidemia
35. Hypertension
36. Cardiac Screening Before Starting Certain Medications
37. Cardiac Screening for Athletic Participation
38. Autonomic Dysfunction
Part 8: General Issues in Primary Cardiac Care
39. Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
40. Lifestyle Counseling
41. Cardiac Pharmacology
42. Transition and Transfer From Pediatric to Adult-Centered Cardiac Care
Part 9: Special Conditions
43. Cardiac Transplantation
44. Pulmonary Hypertension