Benefits of Physical Activity in Children with Cardiac Diseases-A Concise Summary for Pediatricians.

A physically active lifestyle offers multiple benefits, including lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, lowering body-mass index (BMI), and, last but not least, improving the quality of life. However, there are still disincentives to physical activity in children with heart diseases due to the high protection of parents and the scarcity of data in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to help pediatricians and pediatric cardiologists identify the type of physical activity allowed in children with congenital cardiac malformations, thus minimizing the risk of major adverse effects, such as acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death.

Vitamin D Deficiency: Insights and Perspectives from a Five-Year Retrospective Analysis of Children from Northeastern Romania.

Background: Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining bone health with numerous benefits for extraskeletal health as well.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children (0-18 years old) in a tertiary hospital in Romania between August 2019 and January 2024 and to investigate the role of adequate supplementation in this vulnerable population.

Methods: The serum 25(OH)D levels were measured using a chemiluminescence binding assay.

The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Oxidative Stress and Cardiac Fibrosis Biomarkers in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), a Single-Center Experience Analysis.

Unlabelled: The relationship between the classical cardiac biomarker and acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients with COVID-19 is far from being elucidated. Furthermore, superoxide dismutase (SOD), a marker for oxidative stress, was associated with cardiac ischemia. Also, Galectin-3 is significant for defining the relationship between cardiac fibrosis and COVID-19.

The Role of Early Child Nutrition in Pulmonary Hypertension-A Narrative Review.

Pulmonary hypertension is a complex condition that has distinct characteristics in pediatric populations. This review explores the important role of early childhood nutrition in the growth, progression, and management of pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Nutritional deficiencies, including those of vitamins C, D, and iron, are closely linked to worse outcomes in children with this disease, emphasizing the importance of early intervention to prevent malnutrition and promote growth.

Obesity as a Risk Factor for the Severity of COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients: Possible Mechanisms-A Narrative Review.

Obesity, the current pandemic, is associated with alarming rises among children and adolescents, and the forecasts for the near future are worrying. The present paper aims to draw attention to the short-term effects of the excess adipose tissue in the presence of a viral infection, which can be life-threatening for pediatric patients, given that the course of viral infections is often severe, if not critical. The COVID-19 pandemic has been the basis of these statements, which opened the door to the study of the repercussions of obesity in the presence of a viral infection.