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The 2017 Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery: week in review – ambulatory pediatric cardiology*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 December 2017

Devyani Chowdhury*
Affiliation:
Cardiology Care for Children, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Correspondence to: Dr D. Chowdhury, MD, Cardiology Care for Children, 1834 Oregon Pike, Ste 20, Lancaster, PA 17601, United States of America. Tel: 717 925 8300; Fax: +717 208 7044; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

The Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology was held in Barcelona in July, 2017. The central philosophy of the congress was “bridging together” all major specialties in the field. This article summarises the highlights of the meeting as it relates to ambulatory paediatric cardiology. There is a now a more unified approach to children with CHD, including assessment of neuro-developmental outcomes. The new World Heart Foundation criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever remain controversial.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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Footnotes

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Presented at the 2017 Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS 2017), Barcelona, Spain, July 16–21, 2017. Presented Friday, July 21, 2017.

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* Presented at the 2017 Seventh World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS 2017), Barcelona, Spain, July 16–21, 2017. Presented Friday, July 21, 2017.