Kevin G. Friedman, MD, and Mark E. Alexander, MD Chest pain and syncope are common in
children, accounting for numerous provider visits and leading to a considerable amount of …

Background and purpose Proximal hypospadias repair has continued to challenge the
pediatric urologist despite great efforts to develop better techniques for repair. Methods In …

Context: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, but due to its rare
occurrence in the pediatric population, the cancer risk of childhood thyroid nodules is …

Purpose: Care of children with spina bifida has significantly advanced in the last half
century, resulting in gains in longevity and quality of life for affected children and caregivers …

OBJECTIVES: Chest pain is a common reason for referral to pediatric cardiologists and often
leads to an extensive cardiac evaluation. The objective of this study is to describe current …

PERSPECTIVE n engl j med 365; 22 nejm. org december 1, 2011 2046 populations into
clinically meaningful subgroups—by disease subtype, severity, or risk of complications …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the incidence of sudden cardiac death among patients
discharged from the cardiology clinic with presumed noncardiac chest pain (CP) …

Variability in medical practice in the United States leads to higher costs without achieving
better patient outcomes. Clinical practice guidelines, which are intended to reduce variation …

Abstract Background/Objectives The nonselective beta‐blocker propranolol is the current
criterion standard for treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IH s) and the first therapy that the …

Abstract Treatment modalities for neonates born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
(CDH) have greatly improved in recent times with a concomitant increase in survival. In …