Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Cardiovascular complications of sickle cell disease: A primer for the general clinician

Chibuzo Ilonze, Gift C. Echefu, Alexandria L. Broadnax, Adedoyin Johnson, Aniekeme Etuk, Onyedika J. IlonzeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Indiana University School of Medicine. Infirmary Health Thomas Hospital.United States Journal of the National Medical AssociationJ Natl Med Assoc 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.010 AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary hemoglobinopathy […]

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Pulmonary vein stenosis assessed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Diana Anjo, Jose Alberto de Agustín, Jose Luis Rodrigo, Carlos Macaya, Leopoldo Perez de IslaSan Carlos University Hospital. Spain EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2014; 31: E68-E69DOI: 10.1111/echo.12413 AbstractWe report a case about a 43-year-old man admitted to hospital with progressive exertional dyspnea and hemoptysis. Two months before admission, he had undergone radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Subsequent investigation

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Images in cardiovascular disease. Pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation successfully treated with stent implantation

Pablo Pazos-López, Miriam Piñeiro-Portela, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Jesús Peteiro-Vázquez, Nicolás Vázquez-Gonzalez, Fernando Rueda-Nuñez, José Duro-Tacón, Ricardo Fernández-Prado, María José Martínez-Sapiña, Alfonso Castro-BeirasComplejo Universitario A Coruña.Spain CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2745-2747DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.973370 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategorySegmental Pulmonary Venous Disease. Without a Focus on Pulmonary HypertensionSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access Free PDF File or Full

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Obstructed Supramitral Inflow: Cor Triatriatum Sinister Presentation in Adulthood

Sara Medellin, Nelson Burbano-Vera, Andrej AlfirevicCleveland Clinic FoundationUnited States Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJ Cardiothorac Vasc Surg 2023; DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.11.006 AbstractCor triatriatum is a rare congenital heart defect that occurs when a fibromuscular membrane divides the atrium into two chambers, which may impair blood flow to the ventricle. When it does, the symptoms usually manifest

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Pulmonary venous dilatation in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Ali Massumi, Larry Woods, Charles E. Mullins, William K. Nasser, Robert J. HallTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1981; 48: 585-958.DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90092-8 AbstractA case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and verified at cardiac catheterization. Balloon dilatation of the

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Pregnancy and delivery after percutaneous embolization with a combination of microvascular plugs and hydrogel-coated coils for unilateral diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: a case report

Kayo Ogino, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kenji Waki, Masanobu OhyaKurashiki Central Hospital.Japan European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2023; 7:DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad468 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and veins; right-to-left shunts can cause hypoxaemia, emboli to systemic circulation, and brain abscesses. Cyanosis during pregnancy may increase the probability of premature

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Unilateral Absent Pulmonary Artery in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review

Lauren Marie Kucirka, Shivani Desai, Barbara LeVarge, Jamie L. Conklin, M. Elisabeth Leong, Johanna Quist-Nelsonniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.United States American Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2023; DOI: 10.1055/a-2217-0241 AbstractObjective: Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital malformation associated with hemoptysis, pulmonary hypertension, and infection. Little is known about the impact on pregnancy

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Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Solid Organ Transplantation: A Review for Intensive Care Physicians

Sanober Nusrat, Hugh Davis, Kira MacDougall, James N. George, Ryotaro Nakamura, Azra BorogovacUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. City of Hope. United States Journal of Intensive Care MedicineJ Intensive Care Med 2023; DOI: 10.1177/08850666231200193 AbstractIntensive care physicians may assume the primary care of patients with transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA), an uncommon but potentially critical complication of

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Sleep-Related Hypoxia, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, and Survival in Patients With Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Megan M. Lowery, Nicholas S. Hill, Lu Wang, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Aparna Bhat, Serpil Erzurum, J. Emanuel Finet, Christine L. Jellis, Sunjeet Kaur, Deborah H. Kwon, Rawan Nawabit, Milena Radeva, Gerald J. Beck, Robert P. Frantz, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn M. Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz P. Rischard, Reena Mehra, Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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4D-Flow MRI intracardiac flow analysis considering different subtypes of pulmonary hypertension

Michael T. Cain, Michal Schäfer, Lexie K. Ross, David D. Ivy, Max B. Mitchell, Brett E. Fenster, Todd M. Bull, Alex J. Barker, Daniel Vargas, Jordan R. H. HoffmanAnschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado. Children’s Hospital Colorado. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2023; 13: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12307 AbstractIntracardiac flow hemodynamic patterns have been considered

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