Recent advances in pediatric cardiology reflect a diversification of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, paving the way for more targeted and effective patient care. From an interventional standpoint, the development of a micro-pacemaker designed for infants represents a major breakthrough, enabling safer and better-tolerated implantation for the most fragile patients. In terms of medical treatments, the expansion of pediatric indications for ivabradine and the introduction of sacubitril/valsartan offer new perspectives for managing arrhythmias and heart failure, thereby improving the quality of life of affected children. Finally, from a diagnostic standpoint, fetal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is emerging as a key tool for refining prenatal detection of congenital heart diseases, optimizing management from birth. These innovations illustrate a multidimensional progress, combining device miniaturization, therapeutic repositioning, and imaging refinement. They foster hope for a more personalized and effective pediatric cardiology, reducing morbidity and mortality while improving the prognosis of young patients with cardiac conditions.
Keywords
Pediatric cardiology, pacemaker, arrhythmia, heart failure, fetal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, therapeutic innovation