1928 Circulation October 22, 2013 mental health, functional status, activity limitations,
cancerrelated pain, and cancer-related anxiety) declined moderately to severely in 44%. 5 …

In 2000, The International Nomenclature Committee for Pediatric and Congenital Heart
Disease was established. This committee eventually evolved into the International Society …

Pediatric cardiomyopathies are rare diseases with an annual incidence of 1.1 to 1.5 per 100
000. Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathies are the most common; restrictive …

Background Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations,
and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite
metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial
consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The …

Background. Cardiotoxicity is a recognized complication of doxorubicin therapy, but the long-
term effects of doxorubicin are not well documented. We therefore assessed the cardiac …

ContextDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common form of cardiomyopathy and
cause of cardiac transplantation in children. However, the epidemiology and clinical course …

Abstract Background. Treatment of acute Kawasaki syndrome with a four-day course of
intravenous gamma globulin, together with aspirin, has been demonstrated to be safe and …

Echocardiographic quantification is crucial in the diagnosis and management of patients
with acquired and congenital heart disease (CHD). The American Society of …