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Paediatria Croatica is a quarterly medical journal focused on publishing original research, case reports and review articles in pediatrics. With an open-access model and indexed in Scopus and Embase, it aims to reach healthcare professionals globally. The journal promotes collaboration and exchange of ideas among professionals and accepts manuscripts in Croatian or English. Rigorous peer review ensures scientific accuracy and reliability, covering a wide range of pediatric topics, from neonatal care to adolescent health.

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Current Issue

Vol. 69 No. Suppl 2 (2025): 41st Seminar of Croatian Pediatric Spring School
HPPS Split 2025 cover

Poštovane i drage kolegice i kolege, medicinske sestre i tehničari, 

Čast mi je i veliko zadovoljstvo u ime Organizacijskog odbora pozvati vas na sudjelovanje u 41. Hrvatskoj proljetnoj pedijatrijskoj školi.
HPPŠ je trajni poslijediplomski tečaj I. kategorije s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem. Predavači su pozvani nastavnici hrvatskih i inozemnih medicinskih fakulteta, priznati stručnjaci za pojedina područja. HPPŠ je namijenjena specijalistima pedijatrije, školske i adolescentne medicine, svim liječnicima, specijalizantima, medicinskim sestrama i tehničarima te svim suradnim medicinskim strukama koje se bave zdravstvenom zaštitom djece.
Osnivači, prof. dr. sc. Miro Juretić i prof. dr. sc. Livio Balarin, su utemeljili bezvremenski koncept koji je razlogom dugogodišnjeg tradicionalnog održavanja Hrvatske proljetne pedijatrijske škole, a koji je svrstava među jedinstvene i prepoznatljive oblike edukacije, ne samo u Hrvatskoj, nego i izvan hrvatskih granica. Predavači su uvijek eksperti u pojedinim uže specijalističkim područjima što omogućava aktualnost i izvrsnost koja je nadasve zanimljiva svim sudionicima.
U programu ovogodišnjeg seminara su Genetika, Dječja oftalmologija, Kardiologija i reumatologija, uz uvodna predavanja tijekom otvaranja. Također, tradicija je da se tijekom tjedna održavanja upriliče sastanci Upravnog odbora Hrvatskog pedijatrijskog društva i Upravnog odbora Pedijatrijskog društva – Hrvatskog udruženja medicinskih sestara. Održavaju se i sastanci pojedinih sekcija, okrugli stolovi, tribine, sponzorirana predavanja te brojni sadržaji društvenog programa. Na taj način izmjenjuju se stručna iskustva i znanja uz nadasve prijateljsko ozračje.
Od srca vam želimo da ovaj tjedan u Splitu uživate ne samo u stručnom i znanstvenom radu HPPŠ već i u ovoj staroj rimskoj utvrdi, starijoj od 1700 godina.
Radujemo se Vašem dolasku i prijateljskom druženju

Uz srdačnu dobrodošlicu

Izv. prof. dr. sc. prim. Branka Polić
Voditeljica HPPŠ

Published: 2025-04-02

Full Issue

Genetics

  • Diagnostic possibilities in clinical genetics today and how to interpret the findings

    Silvija Pušeljić, Nora Perić, Ema Kuna, Toni Maloča, Ivan Školka, Višnja Tomac, Nika Pušeljić, Luka Perić
    3-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1042

  • Whole Genome Sequencing and Artificial Intelligence in the New Era of Precision Pediatric Oncology

    Petar Brlek, Dragan Primorac
    12-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1043

  • Rational approach to modern genetic diagnostics

    Sanda Huljev Frković
    15-20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1045

  • The role of coding and non-coding DNA regions in the development of genetic disorders

    Maja Oroz, Feodora Stipoljev, Ana Mustapić, Tamara Vuk
    21-33
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1047

  • Next-generation sequencing (NGS) at the Children's Hospital Zagreb - what have we learned so far?

    Ljubica Odak, Katarina Vulin, Ana-Maria Meašić, Adriana Bobinec, Leona Morožin-Pohovski
    34-35
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1048

  • Whole-exome sequencing in clinical application – experience of the Clinical Hospital Center Split

    Bernarda Lozić, Marin Ogorevc, Tomislav Smoljo, Dora Knezović
    36-43
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1049

  • Genomic diagnostics of neurodevelopmental disorders: current opportunities and future potential

    Ljubica Odak, Katarina Vulin, Leona Morožin Pohovski, Ivona Sansović, Ana-Maria Meašić, Adriana Bobinec, Morana Mikloš
    44-52
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1050

  • Genetic factors and cerebral palsy

    Romana Gjergja Juraški
    53-60
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1051

  • Next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of monogenic disorders

    Kristina Crkvenac Gornik, Jadranka Škorput, Ana Juras, Sanda Huljev Frković
    61-65
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1052

  • When does it make sense to perform genetic testing in children with malignant diseases?

    Tamara Žigman, Ivan Tečer, Mihaela Bobić-Rasonja
    66-72
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1053

  • Genetics and unexplained infant death:genomics in the courtroom

    Todor Arsov, Carola G. Vinuesa
    73-82
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1054

  • Genetic etiology of hearing loss in Croatia in individuals negative for GJB2 variants

    Ivona Sansović, Ana-Maria Meašić, Adriana Bobinec, Morana Mikloš, Ljubica Odak, Katarina Vulin
    83-96
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1055

  • Diagnostic contribution of comparative genomic hybridization on microarrays in prenatal detection of genomic disorders

    Feodora Stipoljev, Maja Oroz, Tomislav Hafner, Ivanka Bekavac Vlatković, Damir Zudenigo, Ratko Matijević, Tamara Vuk, Ana Mustapić
    97-107
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1056

  • Treatment of patients with achondroplasia in the Republic of Croatia – first experiences and results

    Mijana Kero
    108-115
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1057

  • Retinoblastoma

    Maja Pavlović
    116-123
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1058

  • News in first trimester screening - can NIPT replace early combined screening?

    Biserka Knezić Frković
    124-126
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1059

Pediatric Ophtalmology

  • Five years of gene therapy in Croatian ophthalmology – successes, challenges and perspectives

    Mirjana Bjeloš, Mladen Bušić, Ana Ćurić, Damir Bosnar, Borna Šarić, Biljana Kuzmanović Elajber, Jurica Predović, Benedict Rak
    128-130
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1060

  • Congenital cataract

    Kajo Bućan, Diana Bućan, Martina Paradžik Šimunović
    131-135
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1061

  • Infantile glaucoma - surgical treatment options

    Robert Stanić, Martina Paradžik Šimunović
    136-139
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1062

  • Electrophysiology of the eye in diagnosis of refractive anomalies in preschool children

    Irena Marković, Ivona Bućan
    140-148
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1063

  • Retinopathy of prematuriry – modern guidelines, diagnosis and treatment

    Darko Batistić, Ana Vučinović, Ante Krešo, Boško Jakšić
    149-155
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1064

  • Ocular complications of type 1 diabetes

    Ana Vučinović, Željana Matutinović Odak, Darko Batistić
    156-158
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1065

  • Tear duct obstruction in infants

    Siniša Skelin, Željana Matutinović Odak, Boško Jakšić
    159-162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1066

  • Myopia in children – diagnosis and methods of correction

    Željana Matutinović Odak, Ana Vučinović
    163-167
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1067

  • How to recognize strabism in the pediatric office and prevent low vision

    Boško Jakšić, Siniša Skelin, Irena Marković
    168-170
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1068

  • Catching the glow: the power of red reflex screening

    Mirjana Bjeloš, Ana Ćurić, Mladen Bušić, Biljana Kuzmanović Elajber, Benedict Rak, Katja Rončević
    171-174
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1069

  • Winning the battle: preventing amblyopia with early detection

    Mladen Bušić, Mirjana Bjeloš, Ana Ćurić, Biljana Kuzmanović Elajber, Benedict Rak
    175-178
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1070

  • Bright eyes ahead: mastering red reflex screening

    Mirjana Bjeloš, Ana Ćurić, Mladen Bušić, Biljana Kuzmanović Elajber, Benedict Rak, Katja Rončević
    179-182
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1071

Reumathology

  • The importance of determining antinuclear antibodies

    Ana Kozmar
    184-190
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1072

  • Novelties in juvenile idiopathic arthritis – what pediatricians need to know

    Marijan Frković, Marija Jelušić
    191-202
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1073

  • Nutritional status, pain and fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases

    Mandica Vidović
    203-213
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1074

  • Novelties in the diagnosis and treatment of the most common systemic vasculitides in childhood

    Marija Jelušić, Mario Šestan, Marijan Frković
    214-227
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1075

  • Fifty years since the discovery of interleukin 1: bioogy, pathogenesis and therapy

    Alenka Gagro
    228-234
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1076

  • Diagnostic approach to a child with fever of unknown origin

    Mario Šestan, Marijan Frković, Nastasia Kifer, Marija Jelušić
    235-244
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1077

  • Vaccination of children with inflammatory rheumatic diseases

    Saša Sršen
    245-251
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1078

Cardiology

  • Approach to the treatment of chronic heart failure in children

    Neven Čače
    253-262
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1079

  • Interventional methods of treatment of pediatric cardiac defects

    Daniel Dilber, Dalibor Šarić, Dorotea Bartoniček, Marina Mihalec, Matija Bakoš, Dorotea Šijak, Viktor Ivanić
    263-267
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1080

  • The new guidelines for the treatment and management of aortopathy in children

    Dalibor Šarić
    268-278
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1081

  • Chest pain

    Aleksandar Ovuka
    279-282
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1082

  • Congenital heart defects – how long do we monitor them?

    Hrvoje Kniewald
    283-290
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1083

  • Pediatric electrophysiology

    Nikola Krmek
    291-297
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1084

  • Diagnosis and conventional treatment of supraventricular tachycardia in children

    Davor Petrović
    298-304
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1085

  • Childhood myocarditis and pericarditis

    Sanja Dorner
    305-316
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1087

  • From a heart murmur to a diagnosis

    Vladimir Jegdić
    317-318
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1088

  • The importance of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects

    Rajka Lulić Jurjević, Mladen Viljevac
    319-326
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1089

  • Recommendations for competitive sports activities in children and adolescents with congenital heart defects

    Vojislav Parezanović, Igor Stefanović, Dušan Andrić
    327-332
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1090

  • From obesity to hypertension: how to prevent cardiovascular diseases at an early age

    Vesna Herceg-Čavrak
    333-338
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1091

  • Pediatric cardio-oncology – review of current state

    Maja Batinica
    339-346
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1092

Free Topic

  • From a drop to the result: challenges of the pre-analytical phase in pediatrics

    Leida Tandara
    348-351
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1093
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