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Effects of Inhaled Iloprost for the Management of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

Sourabh Verma, Rishi Lumba, Sadaf H. Kazmi, Michelle J. Vaz, Shrawani Soorneela Prakash, Sean M. Bailey, Pradeep V. Mally, Tara M. RandisNYU Grossman School of Medicine. University of South Florida. United States American Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2022; 39: 1441-1448DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722653 AbstractObjective: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of inhaled iloprost on oxygenation indices in

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Milrinone Versus Sildenafil in Treatment of Neonatal Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension: A Randomized Control Trial

Safaa S. Iman, Rania A. El-Farrash, Amr S. Taha, Ghada A. SalehAin Shams University and Cairo Ministry of Health.Egypt Journal of Cardiovascular PharmacologyJ Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2022; 80: 746-752DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001332 AbstractPersistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a condition caused by failure of pulmonary vascular adaptation at birth, resulting in severe hypoxia. Several therapeutic modalities are

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A case of acquired von Willebrand disease in severe pediatric pulmonary hypertension contributing to bleeding following reverse Potts shunt

Rachel T. Sullivan, Clara Lo, Elisabeth Martin, Rebecca J. Kameny, Rachel K. HopperStanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12042 AbstractThe reverse Potts shunt is increasingly used as a palliative measure for end-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as a means to offload the right ventricle and

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A systematic review of clinical study evidence for pulmonary vasodilator therapy following surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in children with CHD

Henry P. Foote, Christoph P. Hornik, Kevin D. Hill, Alexandre T. Rotta, Karan R. Kumar, Elizabeth J. ThompsonDuke University School of MedicineUnited States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 20: DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122002293 AbstractObjectives: Complications from pulmonary hypertension are one of the leading contributors to morbidity and mortality post-cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in children with CHD. Pulmonary vasodilator therapies

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Factors associated with discontinuation of pulmonary vasodilator therapy in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension

Catherine M. Avitabile, Xuemei Zhang, Steve B. Ampah, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Kathleen Nilan, Laura Mercer-Rosa, Julie L. Fierro, David B. Frank, Kathleen A. GibbsUniversity of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2022; 42: 1246-1254DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01421-6 AbstractObjective: To evaluate factors associated with discontinuation of pulmonary vasodilator therapy in bronchopulmonary dysplasia-related pulmonary hypertension

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Late onset of pulmonary hypertension in very low birth weight infants

Joseph Ginski, Dmitry Tumin, Devon Kuehn, Jason Higginson, Scott MacGilvrayEast Carolina UniversityUnited States Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal MedicineJ Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022; 35: 3516-3518DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1826924 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a recognized complication of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Recent guidelines recommend evaluating all infants with BPD for PH via echocardiogram, but the specific timing of this screening

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Long-Term Outcomes in Adult Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension After Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defects

Selai Akseer, Lusine Abrahamyan, Douglas S. Lee, Ella Huszti, Lukas M. Meier, Mark Osten, Lee Benson, Eric HorlickUniversity of Toronto. University of Zurich. The Hospital for Sick Children.Canada and Switzerland Circulation Cardiovascular InterventionsCirc Cardiovasc Interv 2022; 15: DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011110 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH), recently redefined as mean pulmonary arterial pressure >20 mm Hg (PH20), may be observed in patients with atrial septal defects (ASD). We aimed to determine the effect of preprocedural

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Predicting treatment of pulmonary hypertension at discharge in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Burhan Mahmood, Karna Murthy, Natalie Rintoul, Mark Weems, Sarah Keene, Beverly Brozanski, Robert DiGeronimo, Beth Haberman, Holly Hedrick, Jason Gien, Ruth Seabrook, Noorjahan Ali, Rachel Chapman, John Daniel, Allen Harrison, Yvette Johnson, Nicolas F. M. Porta, Michael Uhing, Isabella Zaniletti, Theresa R. GroverChildren’s Hospitals Neonatal ConsortiumUnited States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2022; 42: 45-52DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01249-6 AbstractObjective: To

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The Clinical and Cost Utility of Cardiac Catheterizations in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Emily L. Yang, Philip T. Levy, Paul J. Critser, Dmitry Dukhovny, Patrick D. EversOregon Health and Sciences University. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2022; 246: 56-63DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.04.009

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