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Advances and Challenges in Neonatal Cardiology
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Advances and Challenges in Neonatal Cardiology

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Cardiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 February 2024) | Viewed by 3776

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Martin Poryo

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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany
Interests: pediatric cardiology; neonatal cardiology; pediatric cardiac intensive care; pediatric cardiac surgery; cardiac catheterization and intervention in pediatric cardiac disease
Prof. Dr. Sascha Meyer

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Franz-Lust Klinik fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
Interests: hemodynamic relevant patent ductus arteriosus; biomarkers; prematurity; non-invasive cotside cardiovascular monitoring

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common congenital organ malformations of newborns. About 3 in 1000 newborns have a severe CHD, often requiring congenital heart surgery or interventional procedures during the neonatal period. Overall mortality in CHD patients has declined significantly during the last few decades. This can be attributed to improvements in diagnostics and therapy—among others, in congenital heart surgery procedures themselves as well as in pre- and post-operative care at highly specialized pediatric cardiac intensive care units. Nonetheless, preterm infants, neonates and infants under the age of 1 year with CHD remain a high-risk population for poor outcome and early mortality, so measures to further improve their care are urgently needed.

Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue on “Advances and Challenges in Neonatal Cardiology” is to give insights into new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in the cross-sectional area of neonatal cardiac medicine.

We encourage you to participate in this highly specialized and challenging field with your scientific contributions.

Dr. Martin Poryo
Prof. Dr. Sascha Meyer
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • preterm infants
  • newborn
  • delivery
  • congenital heart defect
  • pediatric cardiac intensive care
  • neonatal intensive care
  • laboratory diagnostics
  • echocardiography
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • cardiac catheterization
  • pediatric cardiac surgery
  • extracorporeal life support
  • cardiopulmonary bypass
  • outcome

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Stress Coping Strategies in Parents of Newborns and Infants with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease with Regard to Stress Levels and Negative Emotions
by Agnieszka Kruszecka-Krówka, Grażyna Cepuch and Agnieszka Micek
Children 2024, 11(5), 508; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050508 - 24 Apr 2024
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Background: Parents of children suffering from congenital heart disease experience high levels of stress and negative emotions. Therefore, recognition of parents’ emotional states and their ways of coping with it is becoming more and more important. Methods: The study group consisted of 154 [...] Read more.
Background: Parents of children suffering from congenital heart disease experience high levels of stress and negative emotions. Therefore, recognition of parents’ emotional states and their ways of coping with it is becoming more and more important. Methods: The study group consisted of 154 parents of newborns and infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease, before and after cardiac surgery (partial or full). To assess parental negative emotions, the level of stress, and strategies of coping with it, standardized questionnaires, such as HADS-M, PSS-10, and COPE, were used. Results: Stress levels in parents were high and associated with negative emotions (anxiety, depression, irritability), as well as the choice of non-constructive coping strategies, which was observed especially in younger parents. Conclusions: Assessing parents’ stress levels and ways of coping with stress can improve family functioning and provide better development conditions for the child. Full article
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Toxic Stress as a Potential Factor Inducing Negative Emotions in Parents of Newborns and Infants with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
by Grażyna Cepuch, Agnieszka Kruszecka-Krówka, Anna Lalik and Agnieszka Micek
Children 2023, 10(12), 1893; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10121893 - 6 Dec 2023
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Background: Parents who have a newborn with a congenital heart defect experience negative emotions, which may determine the emotional state of their children. Methods: The study group included 154 parents of newborns and infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease, before cardiac surgery and [...] Read more.
Background: Parents who have a newborn with a congenital heart defect experience negative emotions, which may determine the emotional state of their children. Methods: The study group included 154 parents of newborns and infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease, before cardiac surgery and after the procedure. HADS m and PSS-10 questionnaires were used to assess parental anxiety, depression, aggression, and the level of stress. Results: High levels of depression, anxiety, total HADS and stress were diagnosed in a large group of parents, regardless of the stage of cardiac surgery treatment. A high level of stress was associated with a higher prevalence of emotional disturbance both in the total HADS (overall) and in all its individual domains. Anxiety and depression were more common in mothers. A high level of stress was a significant predictor of anxiety and depression in parents. Conclusions: A high level of stress was a significant predictor of anxiety and depression in parents of infants with congenital heart disease. The parents’ psychological condition is one of many potential determinants over the course of their child’s treatment and recovery. Full article
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