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Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Children: A United Network for Organ Sharing Analysis

Hosam F. Ahmed, Amalia Guzman-Gomez, Malika Desai, Alia Dani, David L. S. Morales, Paul J. Critser, Farhan Zafar, Don Hayes JrCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03356-x AbstractPulmonary vascular disease (PVD) represents an important clinical indication for lung transplant (LTx) in infants, children, and […]

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Diffuse interstitial lung disease in a male fetus with periventricular nodular heterotopia and filamin A mosaic variant

Beatrice Desnous, Guillaume Carles, Florence Riccardi, Nathalie Stremler, Melissa Baravalle, Fedouah El-Louali, Benoit Testud, Mathieu MilhTimone Enfant, APHM. Sainte Musse Hospital. Aix-Marseille University. France Prenatal DiagnosisPrenat Diagn 2023;DOI: 10.1002/pd.6505 AbstractBackground: Most periventricular nodular heterotopias (PNHs) are associated with a mutation in the filamin A (FLNA) gene in Xq28. This condition is associated with cardiovascular malformations, connective tissue

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Current diagnosis and treatment practice for pulmonary hypertension in bronchopulmonary dysplasia-A survey study in Germany (PUsH BPD)

Friederike Häfner, Caroline Johansson, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Kai Förster, Yvonne Kraus, Andreas W. Flemmer, Georg Hansmann, Hannes Sallmon, Ursula Felderhoff‐Müser, Sabine Witt, Lars Schwettmann, Anne HilgendorffHelmholtz Munich. Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital and LMU University Hospital. IFT Institute für Therapieforschung Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Research. Hannover Medical School. Medical University of Graz. University Hospital

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Surgical outcomes of common arterial trunk repair beyond infancy

Chinnaswamy Reddy, Ameya Kaskar, Govardhan Reddy, Niranjan Soundararajan, S. Satheesh, Viralam S. Kiran, Pujar Venkateshauarya SureshNarayana Health. India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryIndian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 40: 9-16DOI: 10.1007/s12055-023-01549-w AbstractBackground: The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical outcomes of common arterial trunk repair beyond infancy in terms of both early-

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Factors associated with the response to postnatal dexamethasone use in very low birthweight infants: a nationwide cohort study

Seung Hwan Baek, Jeong Eun Shin, Jungho Han, In Gyu Song, Joonsik Park, Su Min Lee, Sungbo Shim, Ho Seon Eun, Soon Min Lee, Joohee Lim, So Jin Yoon, Wook Chang, Min Soo ParkSeverance Hospital. Gangnam Severance Hospital. Yongin Severance Hospital. Republic of Korea British Medical Journal Paediatrics OpenBMJ Paediatr Open 2023;DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002302 AbstractBackground: Dexamethasone is widely

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Cardiovascular complications of sickle cell disease: A primer for the general clinician

Chibuzo Ilonze, Gift C. Echefu, Alexandria L. Broadnax, Adedoyin Johnson, Aniekeme Etuk, Onyedika J. IlonzeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Indiana University School of Medicine. Infirmary Health Thomas Hospital.United States Journal of the National Medical AssociationJ Natl Med Assoc 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.010 AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary hemoglobinopathy

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LRP4 site-specific variants in the third β-propeller domain causes congenital myasthenic syndrome type 17

Tariq Al Jabry, Nadia Al-Hashmi, Basem Abdelhadi, Almundher Al-MaawaliSultan Qaboos University Hospital. Royal Hospital.Oman European Journal of Medical GeneticsEir J Med Genet 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2023.104903 AbstractLRP4 is expressed in many organs. It mediates SOST-dependent inhibition of bone formation and acts as an inhibitor of WNT signaling. It is also a postsynaptic end plate cell surface receptor at

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Lung transplant is a viable treatment option for patients with congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Ankit Bharat, Deidre J. Epstein, Mark Grady, Albert Faro, Peter Michelson, Stuart C. Sweet, Charles B. HuddlestonWashington University.United States Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32: 621-625DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.03.002 AbstractBackground: Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with high mortality because surgical repair is usually not feasible or is ineffective. In addition, acquired PVS

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Surgery for pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return

Francois Lacour-GayetDenver Children’s Hospital and University of Colorado.United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2006; 9: 45-50DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.010 AbstractThe major complication and the main cause of reoperation following surgery for total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is the occurrence of pulmonary venous obstruction. Outcomes

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