Phoenix Children’s Medical Connection
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Cardiology and Heart Surgery |View More
We report our experience with 4 children, in whom implanted hemodynamic monitor was utilized to assess Fontan pressures during exercise.
Patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease who undergo total cavo-pulmonary anastomosis (Fontan surgery) suffer from elevated pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), which leads to multiple adverse sequelae.
Patients born with single ventricle CHD undergo staged surgical palliation culminating in total cavo-pulmonary anastomosis (also known as Fontan or Kreutzer procedure).
Fetal Care and Neonatology |View More
Phoenix Children's Research Institute Study Identifies FOXF1 Enhancers Involved in Rare Lung Disease
The FOXF1 protein is critically important in pulmonary vascular development, specifically responsible for the extension and branching of airways and blood vessels in the developing lung.
Cardiac Evaluation and Potential for Prenatal through Postnatal Therapy
Dr. Lindblade led a discussion related to high risk fetal conditions (eg, sacrococcygeal teratoma, vein of Galen malformation, placental chorioangioma, etc.) and their cardiovascular implications.
Phoenix Children’s Opens 44,000-Square Foot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Children’s opened its new 44,000-square-foot Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Thomas Campus on Wednesday, May 15.
Neurology and Neurosurgery |View More
Phoenix Children’s Names New Chief of Neurosurgery
Phoenix Children’s, one of the nation’s fastest-growing pediatric health systems, today announced the hire of accomplished surgeon-scientist Jason Scott Hauptman, MD, PhD, as division chief of neurosurgery, part of Barrow Neurological ...
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's 2023 Innovation Report
This 2023 Innovation Report offers a small window into what distinguishes Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s as one of the pre-eminent pediatric neuroscience institutes in the country.
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) has emerged as a promising minimally invasive treatment for hypothalamic hamartoma with much improved safety and better efficacy. The technology combines the instant effect of thermal ablation ...
Orthopedics |View More
Twin Soccer Athletes with Simultaneous ACL Tears - Which Graft Would You Chose?
Identical twins served as soccer team captains for a charter school in west Phoenix. Both suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries during their junior year soccer season within a five-week period.
First Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infection Course Held in Addis Ababa
In a groundbreaking initiative to advance pediatric healthcare in LMICs, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia played host to the inaugural AO Alliance/CURE Children’s Hospital of Ethiopia Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infection Course, bringing together ...
Osteoarticular infections (OAI) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Cultures and serology are some of the gold standards for identifying infection but are often unable to provide a timely diagnosis or a diagnosis at all.