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ArticlePediatric discovery2026

Pediatric Cardiac Function Staging and Management Recommendations.

Bo Pan, Ling Han, Jianxin Zhuang, Xing Shen, Chenggang Mao, Yao Lin, Jindou An, Huili Zhang, Chunhong Xie, Yanmin Zhang and 12 more

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Article in Pediatric discovery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bo PanDepartment of Cardiology, National Clinical Key Cardiovascular Specialty Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University National Clinical Research Center for Children and Adolescents' Health and Diseases Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders Key Laboratory of Children's Important Organ Development and Diseases of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Chongqing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2139-1632
Ling HanDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Jianxin ZhuangDepartment of Pediatrics Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University Jinan Shandong China.
Xing ShenDepartment of Pediatrics The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Gansu China.
Chenggang MaoDepartment of Pediatrics The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Qingdao Shandong China.
Yao LinDepartment of Cardiology Capital Center for Children's Health Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Jindou AnDepartment of Pediatrics The First Affiliated Hospital Henan Medical College Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan China.
Huili ZhangPediatric Cardiac Surgery Centre Fuwai Hospital National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China.
Chunhong XieDepartment of Cardiology Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine National Clinical Research Center for Child Health Hangzhou Zhejiang China.
Yanmin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology Xi'an Children's Hospital Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University Xi'an Shanxi China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Cardiology Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou Guangdong China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0712-0112
Ying GuoDepartment of Cardiology Shanghai Children's Medical Center School of Medicine Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China.
Yanyan XiaoDepartment of Cardiology Cardiac Center Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Shiwei YangDepartment of Cardiology Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing Jiangsu China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, National Clinical Key Cardiovascular Specialty Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University National Clinical Research Center for Children and Adolescents' Health and Diseases Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders Key Laboratory of Children's Important Organ Development and Diseases of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Chongqing China.
Yue YuanDepartment of Cardiology Cardiac Center Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Ling SunDepartment of Cardiology Children's Hospital of Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu China.
Zhi ChenDepartment of Cardiology Hunan Children's Hospital Changsha Hunan China.
Wenhong DingDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Yifei LiKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-4287
Zipu LiHeart Center Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital Qingdao Shandong China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4067-5347
Jie TianDepartment of Cardiology, National Clinical Key Cardiovascular Specialty Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University National Clinical Research Center for Children and Adolescents' Health and Diseases Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders Key Laboratory of Children's Important Organ Development and Diseases of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Chongqing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9006-6710

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global prevalence of heart failure in children continues to increase, accompanied by a growing disease burden. To advance early prevention and intervention by shifting the focus upstream in the disease process, the Cardiovascular Group of the Pediatrics Society of the Chinese Medical Association has introduced the concept of pediatric cardiac function staging applicable to all children. This framework categorizes pediatric cardiac function into three distinct stages: the stage of cardiac function sufficiency (Stage A), the stage of cardiac dysfunction (Stage B), and the stage of cardiac function failure (Stage C). Based on this staging system, the diagnostic criteria and management strategies for each stage are delineated, with the aim of establishing a comprehensive management pathway rooted in cardiac function staging. This approach seeks to further reduce the incidence and burden of pediatric heart failure, providing a theoretical foundation and practical guidance for achieving the goal of making pediatric heart failure preventable, manageable, and treatable.

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cardiac functionpediatric heart failurestaging

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PMID42389496
PMCPMC13320825

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