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Tailoring of Bilosomal Nanogel for Augmenting the Off-Label Use of Sildenafil Citrate in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

Bjad K. Almutairy, El-Sayed Khafagy, Mohammed F. Aldawsari, Abdullah Alshetaili, Hadil Faris Alotaibi, Amr Selim Abu LilaPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University. Suez Canal University. Princess Nourah Bint AbdulRahman University. Zagazig University. University of Hail.Saudi Arabia and Egypt American Chemical Society OmegaACS Omega 2024; 9: 19536-19547DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01133 AbstractPediatric pulmonary hypertension is a serious syndrome with significant morbidity

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Targeted Rapamycin Delivery via Magnetic Nanoparticles to Address Stenosis in a 3D Bioprinted in Vitro Model of Pulmonary Veins

Liqun Ning, Stefano Zanella, Martin M. Tomov, Medhi Salar Amoli, Linqi Jin, Bouen Hwang, Maher Saadeh, Huang Chen, Sunder Neelakantan, Lakshmi Prasad Dasi, Reza Avazmohammadi, Morteza Mahmooudi, Holly D. Bauser-Heaton, Vahid SerpooshanEmory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Institute of Technology. Cleveland State University. Texas A&M University. Michigan State University. United

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Successful Atrial Septal Defect Closure Subsequent to Medical Pulmonary Preconditioning in an Infant With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Maki Sato, Hirofumi Saiki, Kanchi Saito, Akira Sato, Seiko Kuwata, Satoshi Nakano, Junichi Koizumi, Kotaro Oyama, Manami AkasakaIwate Medical University. Michinoku Medical Center on Disability and Health.Japan CureusCureus 2024; 16: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.57290 AbstractWhile atrial septal defect (ASD) may contribute to right ventricular decompression in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH), the pulmonary vasculature might be compromised

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Proteasome inhibitor bortezomib prevents proliferation and migration of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells

Yi-Ching Liu, Yu-Hsin Tseng, Yu-Hsin Kuan, Lin-Yen Wang, Shang-En Huang, Siao-Ping Tsai, Iwu-Lai Yeh, Jong-Hau HsuKaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University. E-Da Hospital and I-Shou University. National Sun Yat-sen University. Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science. Taiwan Kaohsiung Journal of Medical ScienceKaohsiung J Med Sci 2024; DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12835 AbstractPulmonary vascular remodeling is a

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The Xanthine Derivative KMUP-1 Inhibits Hypoxia-Induced TRPC1 Expression and Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry in Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells

Zen-Kong Dai, Yi-Chen Chen, Su-Ling Hsieh, Jwu-Lai Yeh, Jong-Hau Hsu, Bin-Nan WuKaohsiung Medical University and Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. Taiwan PharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticals 2024; 17:DOI: 10.3390/ph17040440 AbstractExposure to hypoxia results in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). An increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is a major trigger for pulmonary

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Cough-induced chylothorax in a two-year-old boy – case report and review of the literature

Melanie Anger, Julian Hofmann, Bettina Ruf, Marc Steinborn, Daniela Reber, Katharina Warncke, Nikolaus RieberKinderklinik München Schwabing, Munich Klinik and School of Medicine and Technical University of Munich. Germany BioMed Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2023; 23:DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04221-9 AbstractBackground: Chylothorax is a very rare form of pleural effusion in children, especially after the neonatal period, and predominantly occurs secondary to cardiothoracic

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Chylothorax related to acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient with Noonan syndrome with prior uncomplicated cardiac surgeries

Lubaina Ehsan, Jessica A. Thoe, John J. Parent, Joseph D. FakhouryWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine and Bronson Children’s Hospital. Indiana University School of Medicine.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024; 34: 448-451DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123004171 AbstractSARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that has rarely been associated with chylothorax. Patients with Noonan syndrome are at

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The Road to Heart Transplant in a Patient With Cardiomyopathy, Shone Complex, and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Arif Albulushi, Shabib Al-Asmi, Moosa Al-Abri, Hatem Al-FarhanUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center. Royal Hospital. Heart Hospital, Armed Forces Hospital and Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Hamad Medical Corporation. United States, Oman and Qatar Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2024; 29:DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102323 AbstractOur case report details the journey of a 16-year-old male

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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated lung disease: A retrospective cohort study

Konstantin E. Belozerov, Natalia M. Solomatina, Eugenia A. Isupova, Alla A. Kuznetsiva, Mikhail M. KostikSaint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University. Children’s City Polyclinic No. 29 of the Kalininsky District of St. Petersburg. Almazov National Medical Research Centre.Russia World Journal of Clinical PediatricsWorld J Clin Pediar 2024; 13:DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i1.88912 AbstractBackground: Lung damage in systemic juvenile arthritis (sJIA) is one

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Tadalafil in Neonates and Infants With Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Amy Kiskaddon, Tanaka Dang, Daniel MaurielloJohns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and TherapeuticsJ Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2024; 29: 140-143DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-29.2.140 AbstractObjectives: The primary outcome of this study was to describe the dosing regimen of tadalafil in neonates and infants diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH)

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