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Unilateral agenesis of the pulmonary artery and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) at moderate altitude

M. Sebbane, B. Wuyam, I. Pin, S. Pendlebury, M. Plasse, C. Durand, P. LévyGrenoble Alpes University Hospital.France Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 1997; 24: 111-114DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199708)24:2<111::aid-ppul6>3.0.co;2-r AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryHigh Altitude Pulmonary EdemaSegmental Pulmonary Arterial Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access Free PDF […]

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Lung Transplantation and Reverse Potts Shunt for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Pediatric Population

Timothy Klouda, Wai Wong, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Jesse Esch, Maureen B. Josephson, Usha S. Krishnan, Levent Midyat, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Children’s Hospital

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Update: High altitude pulmonary edema

Peter Bärtsch, Erik R. Swenson, Marco Maggiorini, Peter D. Wagner, Robert C. Roach, Peter H. HackettUniversity of Heidelberg.Germany Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyAdv Exper Med Biol 2001; 502: 89-106DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3401-0_8 AbstractRecent high altitude studies with pulmonary artery (PA) catheterization and broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) in early high altitude pulmonary edema(HAPE) have increased our understanding of the pathogenetic

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Mini review of high altitude health problems in Ladakh

T. Norboo, H.N. Saiyed, P.T. Angchuk, P. Tsering, S.T. Angchuk, S.T. Phuntsog, M. Yahya, Steve Wood, N.G. Bruce, K.P. BallLadakh Heart Foundation.India Biomedicine and PharmacotherapyBiomed Pharmacother 2004; 58: 220-225DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2004.02.003 AbstractLadakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3-4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health

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Pulmonary edema in infants and children

Hugh O’BrodovichHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 2005; 7: 381-384DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000159780.42572.6c AbstractPurpose of review: To provide an overview of the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema and describe recent discoveries related to the clearance of airspace fluid and potential new therapies for this life-threatening disorder.Recent findings: It is clinically important to determine

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The Use of Treprostinil for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

Stephanie M. Tsoi, Claire Parker, Elizabeth Colglazier, Shannon Cheung, Mariam Taleb, Hythem Nawaytou, Elena Amin, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Roberta L. KellerUniversity of California San Francisco.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2026; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71448 AbstractBackground: Treprostinil for the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH) has previously been described in small cohort studies, often used later in the course

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Pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac function in children and adolescents after rapid ascent to 3,450 m

Yves Allemann, Thomas Stuber, Stefano F. de Marchi, Emrush Rexhaj, Claudio Sartori, Urs Scherrer, Stefano F. RimoldiInselspital, University Hospital.Switzerland American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulation PhysiologyAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 302: H2646-H2653DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00053.2012 AbstractHigh-altitude destinations are visited by increasing numbers of children and adolescents. High-altitude hypoxia triggers pulmonary hypertension that in turn may

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Acute high-altitude illness: a clinically orientated review

Tom Smedley, Michael PW GrocottInstitute of Child Health, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories.United Kingdom British Journal of PainBr J Pain 2013; 7: 85-94DOI: 10.1177/2049463713489539 AbstractAcute high-altitude illness is an encompassing term for the range of pathology that the unacclimatised individual can develop at increased altitude. This includes acute

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Global Resource Disparities Between Pulmonary Hypertension Centers: Results From the International Survey by the PVRI IDDI Access to Care Workstream

Sasha Z. Prisco, Alexander Kantorovich, Yan Liu, Sandeep Sahay, Roberto Bernardo, Vijay Balasubramanian, J. Usha Raj, Gil Golden, Franz Rischard, the PVRI Innovative Drug Development Initiative Access to Care WorkstreamUniversity of Minnesota Medical School. United Therapeutics Corporation. Houston Methodist Hospital. Stanford University. Indiana University School of Medicine. Valley Advanced Lung Diseases Institute. University of Illinois

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