AAP CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH POLICY

Role of Pulse Oximetry in Examining Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement from the AHA and AAP , by the American Heart Association Congenital Heart Defects Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery and Committee on Fetus and Newborn, July, 2009.

ACC/AHA/AAP Recommendations for Training in Pediatric Cardiology, by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the AAP Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, November 2005; Reaffirmed: May 2009.

Health Supervision of Children With Turner Syndrome, by the AAP Committee on Genetics, and the Section on Endocrinology, March 2003; Retired: May 2009.

Athletic Participation by Children and Adolescents Who Have Systemic Hypertension, by Stephen G. Rice, MD, PhD, MPH and the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, April 1997, reaffirmed: January 2009.

Clinical Report, Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood by Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, Frank R. Greer, MD and the Committee on Nutrition, July 2008

Cardiovascular Monitoring and Stimulant Drugs for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by James M. Perrin, MD; Richard A. Friedman, MD; Timothy K. Knilans, MD; and the Black Box Working Group and the Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, May 2008

Clinical Report, Medical Conditions Affecting Sports Participation, by the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, April, 2008.

Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiovascular Centers, by the AAP Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, March 2002; Reaffirmed: January 2008.

Ventricular Fibrillation and the Use of Automated External Defibrillators in Children by the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, November 2007.

Health Supervision of Children With Down Syndrome, by the AAP Committee on Genetics, February 2001; Reaffirmed: September 2007.

Health Supervision of Children With Marfan Syndrome, by the AAP Committee on Genetics; Reaffirmed: September 2007.

Echocardiography in Infants and Children, by the AAP Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, June 1997; Reaffirmed June 2007.

Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity, by the AAP Committee on Nutrition, August 2003; Reaffirmed February 2007.

Cardiovascular Health Supervision for Individuals Affected by Duchenne or Becker Muscular Dystrophy, by the AAP Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, December 2005.


AAP ENDORSED AND OTHER APPLICABLE SCIENTIFIC STATEMENTS

Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, the Interdisciplinary Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology, and the Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Michael A. Gerber, Robert S. Baltimore, Charles B. Eaton, Michael Gewitz, Anne H. Rowley, Stanford T. Shulman and Kathryn A. Taubert, February 2009.

Prevention of Infective Endocarditis, Guidelines from the American Heart Association. A Guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group by the American Heart Association, April 2007.

Noninherited Risk Factors and Congenital Cardiovascular Defects:Current Knowledge, by the American Heart Association, March 2007

Genetic Basis of Congenital Heart Defects: Current Knowledge, by the American Heart Association, February, 2007.

Endorsed Consensus Statement: Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association, December, 2006.

Endorsed Consensus Statement: Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners, by the American Heart Association, September, 2005

2005 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) of Pediatric and Neonatal Patients: Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines by the American Heart Association, May 2005

Endorsed Clinical Report: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Statement for Health Professionals by the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, the American Heart Association, December, 2004

The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents, by the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents, August 2004.

Endorsed Policy Statement: Response to Cardiac Arrest and Selected Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies: The Medical Emergency Response Plan for Schools. A Statement for Healthcare Providers, Policymakers, School Administrators, and Community Leaders; January 2004.

Use of Automated External Defibrillators for Children: An Update - An Advisory Statement From the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation by the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), July 2003

Endorsed Practice Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular IV-Catheter Infections, November 2002.

OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR POLICY

American College of Cardiology Clinical Statements/Guidelines

American Heart Association

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