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Acute Heart Failure Syndromes in Neonatal and Pediatric Populations

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The etiologies, presentation, and management of acute heart failure syndromes (AHFSs) in children vary significantly from those in adults. Childhood cardiac disease is a result, primarily, of congenital heart defects and cardiomyopathies, rather than coronary heart disease. Furthermore, the prevalence of cardiac disease in children is far lower than in the adult population. Also, unlike adults, pediatric cardiac arrest is rarely a primary cardiac event (1), but typically occurs secondary to circulatory collapse due to sepsis or from respiratory failure. Appreciation of these differences yields important implications for the diagnostic evaluation and management of a child with suspected acute heart failure. Therapies designed for adults are often not applicable to neonates and children with AHFS.

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  1. School of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Brian Feingold MD & Steven A. Webber MBChB, MRCP

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Lariboisière University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France

    Alexandre Mebazaa MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

  2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Mihai Gheorghiade MD, FACC (Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology and Chief, Cardiology Clinical Service) (Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology and Chief, Cardiology Clinical Service)

  3. Department of Cardiology Centre d’Investigation Clinique (CIC), INSERM U-684, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, University Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France

    Faiez M. Zannad MD, PhD, FESC (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

  4. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Camden, NJ, USA

    Joseph E. Parrillo MD (Professor of Medicine, Chief, Department of Medicine Edward D. Viner MD Chair, Department of Medicine and Director) (Professor of Medicine, Chief, Department of Medicine Edward D. Viner MD Chair, Department of Medicine and Director)

  5. Cooper Heart Institute, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA

    Joseph E. Parrillo MD (Professor of Medicine, Chief, Department of Medicine Edward D. Viner MD Chair, Department of Medicine and Director) (Professor of Medicine, Chief, Department of Medicine Edward D. Viner MD Chair, Department of Medicine and Director)

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Feingold, B., Webber, S.A. (2008). Acute Heart Failure Syndromes in Neonatal and Pediatric Populations. In: Mebazaa, A., Gheorghiade, M., Zannad, F.M., Parrillo, J.E. (eds) Acute Heart Failure. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-782-4_34

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