Francesca Sperotto, MD, PhD

Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology; Structural Heart Program Imaging Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Francesca Sperotto, MD, PhD

Francesca Sperotto, MD, PhD

Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology; Structural Heart Program Imaging Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Italian
Education
Medical School
University of Padova
2012
Padova
Italy
Residency
Pediatrics
University of Padova
2016
Padova
Italy
Fellowship
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
University of Padova
2018
Padova
Italy
Graduate School
PhD
University of Padova
2021
Padova
Italy
Fellowship
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2024
Boston
MA

Publications

Endomyocardial Fibrosis Mimicking a Heart Tumor and Dysplastic Tricuspid Valve in a Teenager: A Rare Cardiac Manifestation of Behçet Disease. View Abstract
Six-Month Outcomes in the Long-Term Outcomes After the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Study. View Abstract
Implications of mappings between International Classification of Diseases clinical diagnosis codes and Human Phenotype Ontology terms. View Abstract
Systemically injected oxygen within rapidly dissolving microbubbles improves the outcomes of severe hypoxaemia in swine. View Abstract
Definitions of adverse events associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children: results of an international Delphi process from the ECMO-CENTRAL ARC. View Abstract
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Use Among Children With Cardiac Disease in the ICU: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Data Through March 2024. View Abstract
Preoperative Echocardiographically Derived Mean dP/dTic Predicts Early Post-operative Dysfunction in Children Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery. View Abstract
Clinical and 2D/3D-Echo Cardiography Determinants of Mitral Valve Reoperation in Children With Congenital Mitral Valve Disease. View Abstract
Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Infective Endocarditis Incidence Following Invasive Dental Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. View Abstract
Targeting Hemodynamics of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to Cardiac Physiology-The Next Frontier for Resuscitation Science? View Abstract
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children With Primary Noncardiac Diagnoses: Untangling a Complex Intervention. View Abstract
Advances in pediatric cardiology. View Abstract
Global cross-sectional survey on neonatal pharmacologic sedation and analgesia practices and pain assessment tools: impact of the sociodemographic index (SDI). View Abstract
Arch watch: current approaches and opportunities for improvement. View Abstract
From Surgical to Total Transcatheter Stage I Palliation: Exploring Evidence and Perspectives. View Abstract
Transcatheter Palliation With Pulmonary Artery Flow Restrictors in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: Feasibility, Outcomes, and Comparison With a Historical Hybrid Stage 1 Cohort. View Abstract
Administration of Milrinone Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Increases Postoperative Volume Administration Without Improving Cardiac Output. View Abstract
Administration of Milrinone Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Increases Postoperative Volume Administration Without Improving Cardiac Output. View Abstract
Clinical phenotypes and outcomes in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome across SARS-CoV-2 variant eras: a multinational study from the 4CE consortium. View Abstract
Transcatheter Pulmonary Artery Banding in High-Risk Neonates: In-Vitro Study Provoked by Initial Clinical Experience. View Abstract
Impact of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Opioid and Benzodiazepine Doses in Ventilated Pediatric Patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. View Abstract
Predicting favorable response to intravenous morphine in pediatric critically ill cardiac patients. View Abstract
Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric patients with cardiac disease: a narrative review. View Abstract
Assessment and management of iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome and delirium in pediatric intensive care units across Europe: An ESPNIC survey. View Abstract
Nucleated Red Blood Cells Are Predictive of In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Patients. View Abstract
MIS-C across three SARS-CoV-2 variants: Changes in COVID-19 testing and clinical characteristics in a cohort of U.S. children. View Abstract
Analgesia and sedation in critically ill pediatric patients: an update from the recent guidelines and point of view. View Abstract
World Workshop on Oral Medicine VIII: Dentists' compliance with infective endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines for patients with high-risk cardiac conditions: a systematic review. View Abstract
Trends in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Mortality Among Children With Cardiac Disease in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. View Abstract
Examination of Adverse Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. View Abstract
Is ketamine infusion effective and safe as an adjuvant of sedation in the PICU? Results from the Ketamine Infusion Sedation Study (KISS). View Abstract
Hospitalizations Associated With Mental Health Conditions Among Adolescents in the US and France During the COVID-19 Pandemic. View Abstract
Long-term kidney function recovery and mortality after COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: An international multi-centre observational cohort study. View Abstract
Correction: Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in children aged 2 months to 3 years in the Italian emergency units: the ItaUTI study. View Abstract
Prediction of impending central-line-associated bloodstream infections in hospitalized cardiac patients: development and testing of a machine-learning model. View Abstract
International comparisons of laboratory values from the 4CE collaborative to predict COVID-19 mortality. View Abstract
Correction to: Pain and sedation management and monitoring in pediatric intensive care units across Europe: an ESPNIC survey. View Abstract
Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis. View Abstract
Cardiac catheterization in the postoperative period: often too late, never too soon. View Abstract
Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in children aged 2 months to 3 years in the Italian emergency units: the ItaUTI study. View Abstract
Strategies to maintain high-quality education and communication among the paediatric and neonatal intensive care community during the COVID-19 pandemic. View Abstract
Pain and sedation management and monitoring in pediatric intensive care units across Europe: an ESPNIC survey. View Abstract
Neuromuscular Blocker Use in Critically Ill Children: Assessing Mortality Risk by Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis. View Abstract
Dexmedetomidine for prevention of opioid/benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome in pediatric intensive care unit: Interim analysis of a randomized controlled trial. View Abstract
Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children. View Abstract
Safety of Prolonged Inhalation of Hydrogen Gas in Air in Healthy Adults. View Abstract
Modeling severe functional impairment or death following ECPR in pediatric cardiac patients: Planning for an interventional trial. View Abstract
Development of Care Curves Following the Stage 1 Palliation: A Comparison of Intensive Care Among 5 Centers. View Abstract
Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile systemic sclerosis. View Abstract
Avoidable Serum Potassium Testing in the Cardiac ICU: Development and Testing of a Machine-Learning Model. View Abstract
Strategies to maintain high-quality education and communication among the paediatric and neonatal intensive care community during the COVID-19 pandemic. View Abstract
Ketamine Prolonged Infusions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: a Tertiary-Care Single-Center Analysis. View Abstract
Dexmedetomidine for the treatment of delirium in the intensive care unit: do we need more evidence for adult and pediatric patients? View Abstract
Shock Index, Coronary Perfusion Pressure, and Rate Pressure Product As Predictors of Adverse Outcome After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. View Abstract
Central Venous Pressure Estimation by Ultrasound Measurement of Inferior Vena Cava and Aorta Diameters in Pediatric Critical Patients: An Observational Study. View Abstract
The authors reply. View Abstract
Analgesia and Sedation in Pediatric Patients With Sepsis: A Call for Research Efforts and Consensus. View Abstract
Follow-Up of Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Reinforcing the Call for a Systematic and Prospective Long-Term Outcome Evaluation. View Abstract
Unplanned and medical admissions to pediatric intensive care units significantly decreased during COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy. View Abstract
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Analysis of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Data. View Abstract
Wilms tumor in patients with osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis. View Abstract
Cardiac manifestations in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a comprehensive review and proposed clinical approach. View Abstract
Efficacy and Safety of Dexmedetomidine for Prolonged Sedation in the PICU: A Prospective Multicenter Study (PROSDEX). View Abstract
Dexmedetomidine for Prolonged Sedation in the PICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. View Abstract
The snared wire technique for Sapien valve implantation in the pulmonary position. View Abstract
Efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine for prevention of withdrawal syndrome in the pediatric intensive care unit: protocol for an adaptive, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-profit clinical trial. View Abstract
Predictors of mortality after admission to pediatric intensive care unit in oncohematologic patients without history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A single-center experience. View Abstract
Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile localised scleroderma. View Abstract
Prolonged sedation in critically ill children: is dexmedetomidine a safe option for younger age? An off-label experience. View Abstract
Osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis and Wilms tumor: Coincidence or consequence? View Abstract
Joint hypermobility and oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: What relationship? View Abstract
Anti-DFS70 antibodies in healthy schoolchildren: A follow-up analysis. View Abstract
Musculoskeletal pain in schoolchildren across puberty: a 3-year follow-up study. View Abstract
Prevalence of antinuclear antibodies in schoolchildren during puberty and possible relationship with musculoskeletal pain: a longitudinal study. View Abstract
Combating the rise of antibiotic resistance in children. View Abstract
Joint hypermobility, growing pain and obesity are mutually exclusive as causes of musculoskeletal pain in schoolchildren. View Abstract
Scleroderma in children: an update. View Abstract