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TL;DR: Compared to adults with Covid-19, mortality in children with MIS-C is uncommon despite multi-system involvement, very elevated inflammatory markers and need for intensive care support.

TL;DR: Cardiac involvement is common in children with multi-inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 pandemic and a majority of children have significantly raised levels of NT pro-BNP, ferritin, D-dimers and cardiac troponin in addition to high CRP and procalcitonin levels.

TL;DR: Early onset childhood sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with a comparable symptom burden and cardiac phenotype as in patients presenting later in childhood as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In children with HCM, an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between left ventricular hypertrophy and estimated SCD risk, and MLVWT is important for risk stratification, but should not be used either as a binary variable or in isolation to guide implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation decisions in children withHCM.

TL;DR: These data highlight areas for advancement in the field of tropical medicine within the United States, such as improving front-line health-care provider education; establishing tropical medicine clinics in areas of high prevalence such as the Gulf Coast, Appalachia, and urban areas; and developing comprehensive, systematic national tropical disease screening programs and patient registries.