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Diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Shazia Bombal, Neil PatelStanford University and Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital. Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow. United States and United Kingdom Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal MedicineSemin Fetal Neonatal Med 2022; 27: DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101383 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) contributes to neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a key component of CDH pathophysiology and critical […]

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Diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Philip T. Levy, Jonathan Levin, Kristen T. Leeman, Mary P. Mullen, Georg Hansmann, Stella KourembanasHarvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Hannover Medical School.United States and Germany Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal MedicineSemin Fetal Neonatal Med 2022; 27: DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101351 AbstractChronic pulmonary hypertension of infancy (cPHi) is a heterogeneous disease process that contributes to morbidity and

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Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Down Syndrome: Results from the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network Registry

Rachel K. Hopper, Steven H. Abman, Eleni G. Elia, Catherine M. Avitabile, Delphine Yung, Mary P. Mullen, Eric D. Austin, Angela Bates, Stephaie S. Handler, Jeffery A Feinstein, D. Dunbar Ivy, John P. Kinsella, Kenneth D. Mandel, J. Usha Raj, Lynn A. SleeperPediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network InvestigatorsUnited States and Canada Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2023;

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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Children: A Single Referral Center Evaluation

Ann M. Giesenhagen, D. Dunbar Ivy, John T. Brinton, Maxene R. Meier, Jason P. Weinman, Deborah R. LiptzinUniversity of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz CampusUnited States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2019; 210: 106-111DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.028 AbstractObjective: To describe the clinical features of children who presented to Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) with High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). Study

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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: two children with gradual disease progression

Ronald W. Day, Parker W. Clement, Aimee O. Hersh, Susan M. Connors, Kelli L. Sumner, D. Hunter Best, Mouied AlashariUniversity of Utah and Primary Children’s HospitalUnited States Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2017; 20: 82-86DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.12.007 AbstractPulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis are rare forms of pulmonary vascular disease. We report two cases

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Randomized, controlled study of inhaled nitric oxide following surgery for congenital heart disease

Ronald W. Day, John A. Hawkins, Edwin C. McGough, Kevin L. Crezee, Garth S. OrsmondUniversity of Utah and Primary Children’s HospitalUnited States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2000; 69: 1907-1913DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01312-6 AbstractBackground: Inhaled nitric oxide selectively decreases pulmonary vascular resistance. This study was performed to determine whether inhaled nitric oxide decreases the incidence of pulmonary hypertensive

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Prevalence of variants in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and the severity of pulmonary vascular disease

Ronald W. Day, Gordon K. Mack, Andrea M. Barker, Tiffany Q. Rees, Lynda O. Jorgensen, Lorenzo D. BottoUniversity of Utah and Primary Children’s HospitalUnited States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2015; 36: 524-530DOI: 10.1007/s00246-014-1044-x AbstractPulmonary hypertension is a serious disease associated with constriction, cellular proliferation, inflammation, and in situ thrombosis of the small vessels of the lung. Some

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A long-term survivor with alveolar capillary dysplasia

Chandler E. Yost, Angelica R. Putnam, Megan K. Dishop, Lynda O. Jorgenson, Paul E. Wirkus, Ronald W. DayUniversity of Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Wasatch PediatricsUnited States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2020; 2: 1492-1495DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.055 AbstractA patient with alveolar capillary dysplasia has survived more than 56

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Improving guidance for the correctability of congenital shunts with increased pulmonary vascular resistance

Ronald W. DayUniversity of Utah and Primary Children’s HospitalUnited States International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart DefectsInt J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis 2021;doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100184 AbstractBackground. Based upon expert opinion, guidelines have been proposed for the correctability of congenital cardiovascular shunts with increased pulmonary vascular resistance. This study reports the accuracy of published guidelines using a dataset

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