Inquiring Minds Mending Tiny Hearts The CCAS Research Committee is proud to launch our monthly Podcast “Inquiring Minds Mending Tiny Hearts”. Over the course of this podcast, the research … [Read More...]
WELCOME
CCAS is a society organized within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. The CCAS concept originated with cardiac anesthesia directors and other key leaders at major congenital heart disease programs, who believed there was a need for a new society because of rapid advancement of highly specialized knowledge in the field, and a great increase in the numbers of patients, including adults with congenital heart disease.
Question of the Week
A 5-month-old girl with Noonan syndrome and confirmed RIT1 mutation presents with failure to thrive. A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrates biventricular hypertrophy with a peak subaortic gradient of 88 mmHg. Which of the following medications is MOST likely to produce regression of the underlying pathology?
A. Propranolol
B. Trametinib
C. Amlodipine