title: Outpatient management of pediatric heart failure.
abstract: The management of heart failure in children is becoming a specialized discipline within pediatric cardiology. Unlike the treatment of heart failure in adults, for which an extensive body of literature supports current treatment regimens, management of heart failure in children is largely guided by extrapolation from adult studies and expert opinion. This review focuses on the current state-of-the-art with respect to the outpatient management of heart failure in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA. oconnorm@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Shaddy
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004077:Digoxin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D004077:Digoxin