Chronic Heart Failure in Children: State of the Art and New Perspectives
Biagio Castaldi, Elena Cuppini, Jennifer Fumanelli, Angela Di Candia, Jolanda Sabatino, Domenico Sirico, Vladimiro L. Vida, Massimo A. Padalino, Giovanni Di Salvo
Abstract
Pediatric heart failure (HF) is an important clinical condition with high morbidity and mortality. Compared to adults, pediatric HF shows different etiologies characterized by different physiology, a different clinical course, and deeply different therapeutic approaches. In the last few years, new drugs have been developed and new therapeutic strategies have been proposed with the goal of identifying an individualized treatment regimen. The aim of this article is to review the new potential drugs and non-pharmacological therapies for pediatric heart failure in children.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHeart failureIntensive care medicineEtiologyRegimenPediatricsInternal medicineHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiac pacing and defibrillation studiesPharmaceutical studies and practices