Fetal and Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center(FPCRC)

Inside the Heart of Excellence❤️Excellence: Advanced Fetal Echo for early diagnosis. Clinical: High-impact research to improve surgical outcomes. Global Standards: Training the next generation of specialists.
Research-driven care for children. 🏥✨
#HealthcareInnovation #PediatricHeartHealth #FetalEcho

Can video laryngoscopy improve pediatric airway safety? 🧒🩺
Our study at confirms VL is faster and more reliable than direct laryngoscopy for elective pediatric surgeries.
#MedicalResearch#PediatricCardiology#BlueSkyMedical #MedSky#neonatal
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✨ At our Research Center, we believe the best surgeries are planned months before the first incision. By utilizing "Digital Twin" modeling and Fetal CMR, we are improving lifelong outcomes.
How is your clinic adopting these 2025 standards? Let’s discuss! 💬
#Pediatrics #MedicalResearch #CHD

🔍 Key updates for 2025: 1️⃣ AHA Guidelines: Moving toward "Personalized Resuscitation" for neonates—tailoring care to the specific cardiac physiology of each baby. 2️⃣ Fetal CMR: MRI is now a vital partner to Echo, offering 4D views of blood flow before birth.
#FetalHeart #AHA2025

🩺 The landscape of Neonatal Cardiology is shifting! 2025 marks a major turning point in how we treat Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
From the new AHA 2025 guidelines to advanced prenatal imaging, the focus has moved from reactive treatment to proactive precision. 🧵👇
#Cardiology #MedSky

Conclusion: Strain echocardiography is recommended to detect continued subendocardial involvement in asymptomatic children with a history of KD. This allows for effective long-term management and follow-up regardless of coronary artery involvement. #HealthTips #PediatricCare #StrainEcho

Gender Differences: Global longitudinal peak strain in the four-chamber view was significantly lower in boys compared to girls. Boys also showed higher left ventricular internal diameters (LVIDs and LVIDd). #GenderHealth #MedicalDiscovery #KidsHealth #HeartResearch

Key Findings: Although Ejection Fraction (EF) remained in the normal range for both groups, the study found a decrease in the function of specific cardiac segments in KD patients. Major differences were noted in segments receiving blood from the Left Circumflex artery. #CardiologyData #MedicalNews

The Study: Researchers used 2D Speckle-Tracking Imaging with Automated Function Imaging (AFI). They compared 27 healthy children with 27 children who had a history of KD at least 6 months prior to evaluate subtle myocardial deformation. #MedicalStudy #Echocardiography #AFI #Pediatrics

The Hidden Impact of KD: Kawasaki Disease is an acute childhood vasculitis. While heart function usually returns to normal after the acute stage, subendocardial involvement may persist and cannot be detected by standard M-mode echocardiography. #KawasakiDisease #PediatricCardiology #Research

Conclusion Precision is key. To be a top researcher, focus on how you match your controls to your cases.
Ready to dive into the data? 📊

#Research #ScienceSky #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #CaseControl #pdiatric #neonatalogist #cardiology

The Benefits & Risks Why use it?
✅ Perfect for rare diseases.
✅ Fast & cost-effective.
✅ Great for generating hypotheses.
⚠️ Watch out for Recall Bias! Participants might not remember past habits accurately.

The Method: 1️⃣ Identify Cases: People with the condition (e.g., a rare disease). 2️⃣ Select Controls: Similar people WITHOUT the condition. 3️⃣ Look Back: Analyze past exposures/records. 4️⃣ Calculate Odds: Use the Odds Ratio (OR) to find the link.

The Hook How to become a researcher? 🕵️‍♂️ Start by mastering the Case-Control Study.
It’s the "detective work" of epidemiology. Instead of waiting for results, you start with the outcome and look back for the cause.
A quick thread on how it works... 🧵
#medsky #case-control #research #ScienceSky

By indexing IVC diameter to Body Surface Area (BSA), we've improved the reliability of non-invasive pressure estimation. This is a step toward safer, more accurate monitoring for children with CHD.
#FetalCardiology #HeartHealth #Echocardiography #TUMS #Medsky #Pediatrics

Key Findings (The Equations)

Adult formulas often over or underestimate pressures in pediatric patients. To solve this, we developed 4 novel regression equations to estimate: ✅ Systolic (SPAP) ✅ Diastolic (DPAP) ✅ Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressures (MPAP) ✅ Mean Right Atrial Pressure (MRAP)

The Study
We conducted a prospective study on 55 children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). We compared 18 common adult-based echocardiographic formulas against the "gold standard": invasive cardiac catheterization.

The goal? Finding out what actually works for kids. 🩺

📢 New Research Alert! 📢

Estimating pulmonary hypertension in children using adult-based formulas often lacks precision. Our latest study in the Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging addresses this gap for pediatric patients with CHD. 🧵👇

#CardioSky #MedSky #Pediatrics #TUMS #FOAMed

Confused by the different types of academic papers?
Choosing the right format is key to sharing your work effectively. Here is a quick guide to the 5 most common types for early-career researchers.

Which one are you writing next? Let’s talk! 💬
#AcademicSky #Research #AcademicWriting

New 10yr study on kids after diaphragmatic plication post-cardiac surgery. 5yrs later, PFTs show a persistent restrictive pattern & lower lung volumes. While 6min walk distances are normal, exercise causes significant oxygen drops. Long-term monitoring is key! #MedSky #Pediatrics #CaseSeries

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences is working to promote knowledge, research, conduct basic, epidemiological and clinical research in the field of cardiovascular diseases.

Stay tuned to boost your knowledge!
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