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Off-label use of muscular VSD device for closure of a rare congenital portosystemic shunt

Hala Mounir Agha, Shady Mashoor, Mohamed Ghobashy, Antoine AbdelMassih, Hanya Gaber, Hanaa El‑KaraksyCairo University.Egypt Egyptian Heart JournalEgypt Heart J 2024; 76:DOI: 10.1186/s43044-024-00467-5 AbstractBackground: Congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) is a vascular malformation in which portal blood drains toward the systemic circulation, leading to pulmonary hypertension.Case presentation: A 10-year-old patient was brought for evaluation because of dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography

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Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor plasma levels and TAFI Thr325Ile genetic polymorphism in a cohort of Egyptian sickle cell disease patients and impact on disease severity

Mona Hamdy, Iman A. Shaheen, Mohamed Khallaf, Yasmeen M. M. SelimCairo University.Egypt Pediatric Blood and CancerPediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30959 AbstractBackground: Thrombin is a critical protease modulating thrombosis as well as inflammation, which are one of the main pathophysiological mechanisms in sickle vasculopathy, and its levels were reported to be high in sickle cell disease (SCD).

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Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Complicated by the Development of Hepatoblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Mira AlMheiri, Hala B. Mrayyan, Balaji Krishnamurthy, Ajay P. DsouzaAl Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital. Dubai Medical College. United Arab Emirates CureusCureus 2024; 16:DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54508 AbstractCongenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) or congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (CEPS) is a rare malformation. This congenital anomaly presents with a diverse array of clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic to severe complications such

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Predicting Peri-Operative Cardiorespiratory Adverse Events in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Using Echocardiography: A Cohort Study

Timothy J. W. Dawes, Valentine Woodham, Emma Sharkey, Angus McEwan, Graham Derrick, Vivek Muthurangu, Shahin Moledina, Lucy HepburnGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. University College London. , Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. United Kingdom Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03447-3 AbstractGeneral anesthesia in children with idiopathic pulmonary

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Susceptibility to high-altitude pulmonary edema is associated with increased pulmonary arterial stiffness during exercise

Ashley Mulchrone, H. Moulton, Marlow W. Eldridge, Naomi C. CheslerUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.United States Journal of Applied PhysiologyJ Appl Physiol 2020; 128: 514-522DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00153.2019 AbstractHigh-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), a reversible form of capillary leak, is a common consequence of rapid ascension to high altitude and a major cause of death related to high-altitude exposure. Individuals with a

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Atrial Septal Defect, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and Diastolic Left Heart Failure: When 3 Players Come into the Game

Tobias Rutz, John-David Aubert, Maurice Beghetti, Eric Eeckhout, Olivier Muller, Judith Bouchardy, Patrick YerlyLausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne. Universitaire Romand de Cardiologie et Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique. Switzerland Circulation Heart FailureCirc Heart Fail 2024;DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.123.010545 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular DiseaseClass II. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Left Ventricular Systolic

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Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of physiological-based cord clamping versus immediate cord clamping in infants with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (PinC): statistical analysis plan

Emily J. J. Horn‑Oudshoorn, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Ronny Knol, Rebekka Bout‑Rebel, Arjan B. te Pas, Stuart B. Hooper, Suzan C. M. Cochius‑den Otter, Rene M. H. Wijnen, Kelly J. Crossley, Neysan Rafat, Thomas Schaible, Willem P. de Boode, Anne Debeer, Berndt Urlesberger, Calum T. Roberts, Florian Kipfmueller, Irma Capolupo, Carmen M. Burgos, Bettina E. Hansen,

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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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