Pediheart Podcast #353: A Conversation With Interventional Cardiology Legend Dr. Terry King
This year is the 50th anniversary of the first transcatheter ASD closure in a human. To celebrate this achievement, this week we air a live interview from PICS 2025 in Chicago (conducted 8/26/25) with living interventional cardiology legend Dr. Terry King speaking about the events surrounding his landmark intervention as the first person to ever perform a transcatheter ASD closure with his partner, surgeon Dr. Noel Mills. In this one on one interview, Dr. King discusses how he came up with this idea with Dr. Mills and how he found a patient in which to proceed. He reviews what 'informed consent' was in 1975 and also how he and Dr. Mills accurately estimated ASD size in an era that preceded 2D echocardiography. Dr. King speaks about the role of family in his life and offers advice to the next generation. Finally, he shares with us what he is up to today and why he does not believe in retirement. Prepare to be excited and inspired by this wonderful figure in our field.
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Pediheart Podcast #352: Understanding The Factors Influencing The Choice To Pursue ACHD As A Career
This week we review a recent work addressing the growing mismatch between the numbers of ACHD patients and the numbers of well trained ACHD providers. What are the most important factors influencing trainees' decisions regarding the pursuit of a career in ACHD? How can more young people be influenced to pursue this fascinating and growing field? We speak with Dr. Katia Bravo-Jaimes of The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FLA about a recent survey study she conducted on the factors that influenced these important decisions. Dr. Bravo-Jaimes shares her thoughts on solutions to increase the ACHD workforce.https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.125.041276
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Pediheart Podcast Replay #258: The Effects Of Race And Insurance Status On Waitlist Outcomes In Pediatric Heart Transplantation
In this week's replay episode from 3 years ago, we delve into the world of pediatric heart transplantation and the impact that race or insurance status may have on outcomes. What are the factors that explain worse outcomes for black children waiting for a heart transplant? How is the PHTS Racial Disparity Taskforce working to reduce inequities in this field? What role does insurance status have on these outcomes? We speak with noted heart failure and transplantation expert, Dr. Neha Bansal who is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai about this recent PHTS multicenter study.DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.12.002
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Pediheart Podcast #351: A Tribute To Dr. Richard J. Golinko
This week we lost one of the true 'nice people' in pediatric cardiology - Dr. Richard J. Golinko who died at the age of 95. Dr. Golinko led the Mount Sinai Pediatric Cardiology Program for many years. He established many of the programs at Sinai that are now fundamental to the program and the care of children with congenital heart disease in the tri-state region. To honor Dr. Golinko's memory, we stretch back over 40 years to review a paper he co-wrote with Dr. Rubin Cooper on balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation. We speak with Dr. Cooper, the work's first author about the work as well as his remembrances of the man, Dr. Golinko. Also joining us this week is Dr. Anthony Rossi of Nicklaus Children's Hospital and Dr. Rica Arnon of Mount Sinai to share their individual remembrances of this wonderful and warm leader. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.70.5.903
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Pediheart Podcast #350: A Conversation With Interventional Cardiology Pioneer Dr. Ziyad Hijazi
Professor Ziyad Hijazi of SIdra Medical joins Pediheart this week to celebrate Pediheart's 350th milestone and discuss his life and times from his early days in Jordan to the absolute heights of interventional cardiology. How did he meet Dr. Kurt Amplatz and become involved in the development of Amplatzer devices? Who were some of his mentors and what does he think about being a mentor? How did he come up with the idea for the PICS interventional course and how has he managed to do this consistently for over 20 years? What does he believe is important when thinking about a work/life balance? This is a rare opportunity to learn from someone who has seen and done it all in every corner of the world in pediatric cardiology. For those interested, this is the link to the PICS course in late August, 2025 in Chicago:https://www.picsymposium.com/home.html
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