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Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Rachel T. Sullivan, Eric D. AustinVanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carrell Jr Children’s Hospital.United States Clinics in Chest MedicineClin Chest Med 2024; 45: 685-693DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2024.04.001 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) may manifest at any age, including during childhood. While pediatric PH frequently associates with early life alterations that cause occult or overt pulmonary vascular disease, all forms […]

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Cancer-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy: Literature Review and Report of Five Cases

L. Posado-Domínguez, A. J. Chamorro, E. Del Barco-Morillo, M. Martín-Galache, D. Bueno-Sacristán, E. Fonseca-Sánchez, A. Olivares-HernándezUniversity Hospital of Salamanca and University of Salamanca. Spain LifeLife 2024; 14:DOI: 10.3390/life14070865 AbstractThrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an anatomopathological lesion mediated by endothelial dysfunction and characterized by the creation of microthrombi in small vessels. In patients with cancer, it may be

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Pediatric Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Recent Advances and Challenges

Levent Midyat, Eleanor D. Muise, Gary A. VisnerUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.United states Clinics in Chest MedicineClin Chest Med 2024; 45: 761-769DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2024.02.023 AbstractPediatric lung transplantation for pulmonary vascular diseases has seen notable advancements

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The Characteristics and Two-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Home Oxygen Therapy among Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Retrospective Study in a Medical Center in Taiwan

Han-Pi Chang, En-Pei Lee, Ming-Chou ChiangLinkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Chang Gung University. Taiwan BiomedicinesBiomedicines 2024; 12:DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12071564 AbstractHome oxygen therapy (HOT) is frequently used as a therapeutic strategy for children experiencing chronic oxygen dependency associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Recent studies have highlighted substantial variations in the characteristics and outcomes of infants requiring oxygen, primarily

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Biventricular responses to exercise and their relation to cardiorespiratory fitness in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Guido E. Pieles, Dan-Mihai Dorobantu, Jessica E. Caterini, Barbara Cifra, Janette Reyes, Sara Roldan Ramos, Eilis Hannon, Craig A. Williams, Tilman Humpl, Luc Mertens, Greg D. Wells, Mark K. FriedbergHospital for Sick Children. University of Exeter.Canada and United Kingdom American Joural of Physiology Heart and Circulatory PhysiologyAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00096.2024 AbstractDespite

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Non-invasive prediction of pulmonary vascular disease-related exercise intolerance and survival in non-group 1 pulmonary hypertension

Yogesh N. V. Reddy, Hilary Dubrock, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz Rischard, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Nicholas S. Hill, Serpil C. Erzurum, Gerald J. Beck, Stephen C. Mathai, Monica Mukherjee, W. H. Wilson Tang, Barry A. Borlaug, Robert P. Frantz and the PVDOMICS Study GroupMayo Clinic. Johns Hopkins University. Vanderbilt

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Fetal biophysical predictors of pulmonary hypertension severity, management, and treatment in infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

C. Chase Binion, Chris B. Agala, Ashley H. Ebanks, Amy Marzinsky, Sean E. McLean, Congenital Diaphragmatic Study GroupUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine. University of Virginia School of Medicine. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. United States American Journal of SurgeryAm J

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Real-world effectiveness and safety of macitentan in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension: a multicenter, retrospective, observational study in China

Yu-Cheng Chen, Hai-Long Dai, Chun-Li Liu, Jiang Li, Qiu-Shang Ji, Yun-Shan Cao, Jing Xiao, Rong Jian, Jian-Min Zhuo, Xin-Chao Luo, Hong GuWest China Hospital of Sichuan University. Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University. First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. Gansu Provincial

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Contemporary survival outcomes of congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunt in children with borderline pulmonary vascular resistant index compared to Eisenmenger syndrome

Nalin Chaiwangyen, Chodchanok Vijarnsorn, Paweena Chungsomprasong, Prakul Chanthong, Supaluck Kanjanauthai, Ploy Thammasate, Thita Pacharapakornpong, Densiri Bositthipichet, Jantaras Sengsim, Jarupim Soongswang, Teerapong Tocharoenchok, Ekarat Nitiyarom, Kriangkrai Tantiwongkosri, Thaworn Subtaweesin, Kritvikrom DurongpisitkuFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.Thailand Scientific ReportsSci Rep 2024; 14: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67899-6 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) is a complication

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Atrial flutter/fibrillation in adult congenital heart disease: Insights from a large Asian cohort

Shuenn-Nan Chiu, Wei-Chieh Tseng, Chun-Wei Lu, Ming-Tai Lin, Chun-An Chen, Jou-Kou Wang , Mei-Hwan WuNational Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College.Taiwan Journal of the Formosan Medical AssociationJ Fromos Med Assoc 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.07.023 AbstractBackground: The incidence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF/AFL) in general population is lower in Asia compared to Western countries. It is unclear whether a

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