Medical Therapy. Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy

Fetal-to-Neonatal Transition of an Infant with Transposition of the Great Arteries and Intact Ventricular Septum: A Case Report

Jesse A. Weeda, Arjan B. te Pas, Monique C. Haak, Nico A.Blom, Roel L.F. van der PalenWillem-Alexander Children’s Hospital and Leiden University Medical Centre. Netherlands Biomedicine HubBiomed Hub 2024;DOI: 10.1159/000542723 AbstractIntroduction: Transposition of the great arteries (TGA), especially with intact ventricular septum (TGA-IVS), presents unique challenges during fetal-to-neonatal transition, which can contribute to developing persistent pulmonary hypertension […]

Fetal-to-Neonatal Transition of an Infant with Transposition of the Great Arteries and Intact Ventricular Septum: A Case Report Read More »

Honokiol and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Improve Exercise Endurance in Pulmonary Hypertensive Rats Through Increasing SIRT3 Function in Skeletal Muscle

Min Li, Brittany Alexandre McKeon, Sue Gu, Ram Raj Prasad, Hui Zhang, Sushil Kumar, Suzette Riddle, David C. Irwin, Kurt R. StenmarkUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.United States International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2024; 25: DOI: 10.3390/ijms252111600 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) significantly impairs exercise capacity and the quality of life in patients, which is

Honokiol and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Improve Exercise Endurance in Pulmonary Hypertensive Rats Through Increasing SIRT3 Function in Skeletal Muscle Read More »

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Treatment of Early Pulmonary Hypertension to Reduce the Risk of Death or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Infants Born Extremely Preterm: A Masked Randomized Controlled Trial

Hussnain Mirza, Jorge Garcia, Matthew Zussman, Rajan Wadhawan, Julie Pepe, William OhAdvent Health for Children.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114427 AbstractObjective: To determine whether inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) treatment of early pulmonary hypertension (PH) would decrease the risk of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) among infants born extremely preterm.Study design: This was a single-center, masked,

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Treatment of Early Pulmonary Hypertension to Reduce the Risk of Death or Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Infants Born Extremely Preterm: A Masked Randomized Controlled Trial Read More »

Treprostinil Use in the NICU

Diana LeeUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.United States Advances in Neonatal CareAdv Neonat Care 2024; 24: 554-560DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001218 AbstractBackground: Treprostinil is a prostacyclin analogue that is frequently used in the pediatric and adult population to treat pulmonary hypertension; however, it is not often a drug of choice for patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Purpose: To evaluate

Treprostinil Use in the NICU Read More »

CDK6-mediated endothelial cell cycle acceleration drives arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Sajeth Dinakaran, Sima Qutaina, Haitian Zhao, Yuefeng Tang, Zhimin Wang, Santiago Ruiz, Aya Nomura-Kitabayashi, Christine N. Metz, Helen M. Arthur, Stryder M. Meadows, Lionel Blanc, Marie E. Faughnan, Philippe MarambaudFeinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Northwell Health. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Institut Pasteur de Montevideo. Newcastle University. Tulane University. Cohen

CDK6-mediated endothelial cell cycle acceleration drives arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Read More »

Oral sildenafil versus bosentan for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a randomized controlled trial

Aditya Kallimath, Sujata Deshpande, Pari Singh, Reema Garegrat, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Rajesh Maheshwari, Pradeep SuryawanshiBharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College. Imperial College. University of California Davis Children’s Hospital. Westmead Hospital.India, United Kingdom, United States and Australia BioMedical Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2024; 24: DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-05107-0 AbstractBackground: Access to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is limited in low resource

Oral sildenafil versus bosentan for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a randomized controlled trial Read More »

Oxygen saturation targets in neonatal care: A narrative review

Tri C. Nguyen, Rajeshwari Madappa, Heather M. Siefkes, Michelle J. Lim, Kanya Mysore Siddegowda, Satyan LakshminrusimhaKaiser Permanente North California. SIGMA Hospital. University of California Davis Children’s Hospital.United States Early Human DevelopmentEarly Hum Dev 2024; 199:DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106134 AbstractOptimal oxygenation requires the delivery of oxygen to meet tissue metabolic demands while minimizing hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and oxygen toxicity.

Oxygen saturation targets in neonatal care: A narrative review Read More »

Current Pharmaceutical Strategies in the Management of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN): A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Agents

Divyanshi Kaplish, Jayant D. Vagha, Sachin Rathod, Aditya JainJawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research.India CureusCureus 2024; 16: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70307 AbstractPersistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) is a life-threatening condition characterized by the failure of normal circulatory transition after birth, leading to sustained pulmonary hypertension and severe hypoxemia. Despite

Current Pharmaceutical Strategies in the Management of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN): A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Agents Read More »

Sildenafil as Bridge Therapy for Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Neonates

Harris Khawaja, Timothy A. Sanders, Michael Schreiber, Deborah Bondi, Pooja Shah, Gillian BrennanUniversity of Chicago Medicine and Comer Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and TherapeuticsJ Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2024; 25: 525-529DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-29.5.525 AbstractObjective: Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a mainstay of treatment for infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension. However, abrupt discontinuation of inhaled nitric oxide

Sildenafil as Bridge Therapy for Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Neonates Read More »

Pharmacoepidemiology of combination pulmonary vasodilator therapy in critically ill infants

Karan R. Kumar, Elizabeth C. Ciociola, Kayla R. Skinner, Gargi M. Dixit, Sunshine Alvarez, Elijah K. Benjamin, Jeffrey C. Faulkner, Rachel G. Greenberg, Reese H. Clark, Daniel K. Benjamin Jr, Christoph P. Hornik, Jan Hau LeeDuke University School of Medicine. University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Pediatrix Center for Research. KK Women’s and Children’s

Pharmacoepidemiology of combination pulmonary vasodilator therapy in critically ill infants Read More »

Scroll to Top