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Improving Outcomes in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Novel Pursuits and Paradigm Shifts

Rachel D. VanderlaanHospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSeminThorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2024; 27: 92-99DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2024.01.003 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) remains a clinical challenge, with progressive restenosis being common. In the past five years, we have seen an exponential increase in both clinical and scientific publication […]

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Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient

Alfredo Merino-Luna, Julio Vizcarra-AnayaSan Pablo Clinic Huaraz. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.Peru Case Reports in PediatricsCase Rep Pediatr 2020;DOI: 10.1155/2020/8871098 AbstractAcute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Here, we report two pediatric cases of reentry HAPE, from the

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High-altitude Illnesses and Air Travel: Pediatric Considerations

Nelson Villca, Adriana Asturizaga, Alexandra Heath-FreudenthalHospital Materno Infantil. Hospital de la Banca Privada. Kardiozentrum.Bolivia Pediatric Clinics of North AmericaPediatr Clin North Am 2021; 68: 305-319 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.09.015 AbstractHealthy children may present acute mountain sickness (AMS) within a few hours after arrival at high altitudes. In few cases, serious complications may occur, including high-altitude pulmonary edema and rarely

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[Reentry High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Pediatric Patients]

Luis Riaño López, Rossana Figueredo, Pablo Vásquez-HoyosFundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud.Columbia Andes PediatricaAndes Pediatr 2021; 92: 257-262DOI: 10.32641/andespediatr.v92i2.2977 AbstractIntroduction: High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) occurs when a person without adequate pulmonary adaptation ascends above 2500 meters above sea level. Usually, it is more frequent among those living at low altitudes, however, it can occur in people

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High-altitude resident pulmonary edema induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection in children – A case series

Yumei Mi, Lisu Huang, Jieming Liu, Huamao Chao, Weilin Hu, Guodong ShanChildren’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.  Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and People’s Hospital of Haixi Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University. China International Journal of Infectious DiseasesInt J Infect Dis 2023; 135: 118-122DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.08.015 AbstractFrom December 2022 to

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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Pediatric High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case Study

Ryan Hodnick, Michael L. Cohen, Joseph B. Loehner, Jennifer MazzantiTrans Aero Medevac. TriState CareFlight.United States Wilderness and Environmental MedicineWilderness and Environ Med 2024; 35: 78-81DOI: 10.1177/10806032231222003 AbstractTreatment of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) can be challenging and is further complicated in the pediatric patient in the prehospital environment. The following case presents a decompensating pediatric patient

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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in a Healthy Pediatric Patient Traveling from Denver to Breckenridge

Matthew Adamo, Kayla E. Prokopakis, Todd BolotinMercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Centura Health St. Anthony Breckenridge Mountain Clinic.United States Open Accaess Emergency MedicineOpen Access Emerg Med 2022; 14:DOI: 10.2147/OAEM.S334485 AbstractA healthy 11-year-old boy presented with headache, nausea, and cough to a clinic at 2926 meters of altitude one day after ascending from his home altitude

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Occurrence of hyperoxia during iNO treatment for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a cohort study

Justine de Jager, Fleur Brouwer, Jeroen Reijman, Roel L. F. van der Palen, Sylke J. Steggerda, Remco Visser, Arjan B. te Pas, Janneke DekkerLeiden University Medical Center.Netherlands European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05506-6 AbstractHigh concentrations of oxygen are often needed to optimize oxygenation in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), but this can also

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A Comprehensive Review of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions

Divyanshi Kaplish, Jayant D. Vagha, Revat J. Meshram, Sham LohiyaJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & ResearchIndia CureusCureus 2024; 16:DOI: 10.7759/cureus.53558 AbstractThis comprehensive review explores the multifaceted landscape of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) therapy, tracing its historical evolution, mechanisms of action, clinical applications, challenges, and future directions. The nitric oxide signaling pathway,

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Administering Nitric Oxide (NO) with High Flow Nasal Cannulas: A Simple Method

Vladimir L. Cousin, Raphael Joye, Angelo PolitoUniversity of Geneva. Switzerland Advances in Respiratory MedicineAdv Respir Med 2024; 92(1):92-95DOI: 10.3390/arm92010012 AbstractInhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a pulmonary vasodilator that plays an important clinical ICU role. The administration of iNO is usually performed through an endotracheal tube, but spontaneously breathing patients might also benefit from iNO administration. The

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