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Successful thoracic duct embolisation in a child with recurrent massive pericardial effusion diagnosed as a lymphatic anomaly

Jue Seong Lee, Mi Kyoung Song, Saebeom HurKorea University College of Medicine and Korea University Medical Center. Seoul National University Children’s Hospital and Seoul National University Hospital.Republic of Korea Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2020; 30: 571-573DOI: 10.1017/S1047951120000323 AbstractA 29-month-old girl had idiopathic massive pericardial effusion for over 6 months. Lymphangiography was performed for chronic and […]

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A familial case of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins: the clinicopathological features and unusual glomeruloid endothelial proliferation

Akiko Kitano, Masato Nakaguro, Seiichi Tomotaki, Shintaro Hanaoka, Masahiko Kawai, Akiko Saito, Masahiro Hayakawa, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Hidenori Kawasaki, Takahiro Yamada, Masahiko Ikeda, Tetsuo Onda, Kazutoshi Cho, Hironori Haga, Atsuko Nakazawa, Sachiko MinamiguchiKyoto University and Kyoto University Hospital. Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine and Nagoya University Hospital. Hokkaido University Hospital. Saitama Children’s Medical Center.Japan Diagnostic

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A homozygous variant in growth and differentiation factor 2 (GDF2) may cause lymphatic dysplasia with hydrothorax and nonimmune hydrops fetalis

Sietse M. Aukema, Gerdien A. ten Brinke, Wim Timens, Yvonne J. Vos, Ryan E. Accord, Karianne E. Kraft, Michiel J. Santing, Leonard P. Morssink, Esther Streefland, Cleo C. van Diemen, Elianne JLE Vrijlandt, Christian V. Hulzebos, Wilhelmina S. Kerstjens-FrederikseUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen and Beatrix Children’s Hospital. Medical Center Leeuwarden. Netherlands American Journal

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Vasoactive Management of Pulmonary Hypertension and Ventricular Dysfunction in Neonates Following Complicated Monochorionic Twin Pregnancies: A Single-Center Experience

Lukas Schroeder, Leon Soltesz, Judith Leyens, Brigitte Strizek, Christoph Berg, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerUniversity Children’s Hospital Bonn and University Hospital Bonn. University of Cologne.Germany ChildrenChildren 2024; 11:DOI: 10.3390/children11050548 AbstractObjectives: Twins resulting from a complicated monochorionic (MC) twin pregnancy are at risk for postnatal evolution of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and cardiac dysfunction (CD). Both pathologies are important contributors

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Study on the comparison between Bosentan and Macitentan in the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborns, simultaneously on sildenafil: A randomized double-blinded non-inferiority parallel clinical trial

Mandana Kashaki, Arash Mohazzab, Mohammad Radgoudarzi, Arash Bordbar, Sama DabbaghIran University of Medical Sciences. Shahid Akbar Abadi Hospital. Iran Pediatrics and NeonatologyPediatr Neonatol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.12.007 AbstractBackground: Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is characterized by sustained elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP). Drug resistance and the adverse effects of current therapeutic agents warrant investigation of other

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Abnormal pulmonary lymphatic flow in patients with paediatric pulmonary lymphatic disorders: Diagnosis and treatment

Maxim Itkin, Aaron Chidekel, Kelly A. Ryan, Deborah RabinowitzPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Nemours/duPont Hospital for Children. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. United States Paediatric Respiratory ReviewsPaediatr Respir Rev 2020; 36: 15-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2020.07.001 AbstractPulmonary lymphatic disorders are characterized by the presence of the abnormal lymphatic tissues in the

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A Four-Week-Old Infant With Respiratory Distress: An Emergency Department Case Presentation of Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Kimberly L. Moulton, Andrea FangStanford University.United States CureusCureus 2021; 13: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13814 AbstractCongenital lobar emphysema (CLE) and congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis (CPL) are rare conditions that are most often identified with prenatal ultrasonography. Occasionally, this disease process is first identified in the emergency department (ED), where the physician should avoid common pitfalls in order to prevent acute

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Case Report: A Relatively Mild Presentation of Unilateral Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia

Dionne Adair, Raja Rabah, Maria Ladino-Torres, Thomas G. SabaCS Mott Children’s Hospital and Michigan Medicine.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2021; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.657473 AbstractPulmonary lymphangiectasia (PL) is a rare congenital disorder of pulmonary lymphatic development. Although it was traditionally a fatal disorder of infancy, some cases in later childhood have been reported, suggesting a spectrum

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Severe Lymphatic Disorder and Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia Treated with Trametinib in a Patient with Noonan Syndrome and SOS1 Mutation

Michele Lioncino, Adelaide Fusco, Emanuele Monda, Diego Colonna, Martina Caiazza, Michelina Sibilio, Daniela Magri, Angela Carla Borrelli, Barbara D’Onofrio, Maria Luisa Mazzella, Rossella Colantuono, Maria Rosaria Arienzo, Berardo Sarubbi, Maria Giovanna Russo, Giovanni Chello, Giuseppe LimongelliUniversity of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” and Monaldi Hospital. University College of London and St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.Italy and United Kingdom GenesGenes

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Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Guidelines From the American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society

Steven H. Abman, Georg Hansmann, Stephen L. Archer, D. Dunbar Ivy, Ian Adatia, Wendy K. Chung, Brian D. Hanna, Erika B. Rosenzweig, J. Usha Raj, David Cornfield, Kurt R. Stenmark, Robin Steinhorn, Bernard Thébaud, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Titus Kuehne, Jeffrey A. Feinstein, Mark K. Friedberg, Michael Earing, Robyn J. Barst, Roberta L. Keller, John P. Kinsella, Mary Mullen, Robin Deterding, Thomas Kulik, George Mallory, Tilman Humpl, David L. WesselUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine. Hannover Medical School. Queen’s University. University of Alberta. Columbia University. Stanford University. Medical College of Wisconsin. University of California, San Francisco. Hospital for Sick Children.

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