Cardiac Critical Care Medicine News

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced that Susan C. Nicolson, MD, an attending anesthesiologist in CHOP’s Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, received the 2026 Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) Lifetime Achievement Award.

Energy drinks, marketed for boosting energy, concentration, and athletic performance, can pose significant cardiovascular risks, including death. Despite the American Academy of Pediatrics’ advice against caffeine consumption by children and adolescents, the United States remains the least regulated country and should take immediate steps to protect vulnerable populations, leading cardiology researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) urged in a recent commentary in the Journal of Pediatrics.

You could save a life by learning the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest and how to take action. Take steps now to be prepared in an emergency.

CHOP researchers have found that CPR with rescue breathing leads to better neurological outcomes in pediatric cardiac arrest, highlighting a need for education.

CHOP is recognized as a national leader in newborn, infant, and pediatric cardiac resuscitation.

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania estimate the efficacy of social distancing.

The Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) participated in the annual Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) Conference.

Disparities in bystander CPR rates are likely due to a lack of CPR training and recognition of cardiac arrests, according to the study author.

More than 60 clinicians and researchers from the Cardiac Center at CHOP presented at the AHA Conference, with five presentations nominated for awards.

This series of simple rescue steps could mean the difference between life and death during a sudden cardiac arrest.