Heart Transplant – Pediatrics Nationwide

Celebrating More Than 100 Heart Transplants — And a Host of Other Heart Program Achievements

Celebrating More Than 100 Heart Transplants — And a Host of Other Heart Program Achievements https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/092017BS0367-header-web-1024x746.jpg 1024 746 Deipanjan Nandi, MD, MSc Deipanjan Nandi, MD, MSc https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Deipanjan-Nandi.jpg October 6, 2022 October 6, 2022

By: Deipanjan Nandi, MD, MSc

October 6, 2022

Deipanjan Nandi, MD, MSc, shares an update about treating heart failure at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. From transplant to ventricular assist devices and pharmaceutical options, the patient-centered care offers innovative options for patients with heart failure.

Occurrence and Cost of Infections After Heart Transplant

Occurrence and Cost of Infections After Heart Transplant https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/111122BS0084-bw-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Mary Bates, PhD Mary Bates, PhD https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c6233ca2b7754ab7c4c820e14eb518c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 12, 2021 December 12, 2022

By: Mary Bates, PhD

July 12, 2021

Researchers identify risk factors, long-term outcomes of vaccine-preventable infections following heart transplantation in pediatric patients. Recently, a study using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database found that one in six pediatric solid organ transplant recipients were hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or vaccine-preventable illness in the first five years after transplant. Within this…