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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia-A Recipe for Severe Pulmonary Hypertension?

Deepika Sankaran, Jessa Rose A. Li, Satyan LakshminrusimhaUniversity of California, Davis.United States ChildrenChildren 2024; DOI: 10.3390/children11060673 AbstractHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the leading cause of mortality among term newborns globally. Infants born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid are at risk of developing meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) and HIE. Simultaneous occurrence of MAS and HIE is a perilous combination […]

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Embolization treatment of right pulmonary artery agenisis with patent ductus arteriosus causing pulmonary hypertension and hemoptysis: a case report and literature review

Fan Wei, Chang Yaowen, Wang WenhuiFirst Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University and First Hospital of Lanzhou University.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2024; 19: DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-02883-9 AbstractAs the pediatric patient with right pulmonary artery agenesis (PAA) matured, she progressively presented symptoms of pulmonary hypertension and hemoptysis. There is limited clinical literature on this condition,

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Early Infantile Diagnosis of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Complicated by Child Abuse

Brittany Tang, Stephen Pophal, Madhusudan Ganigara, Brian Funaki, Mckenna Robinette, Veena Ramaiah, Nancy Ghanayem, Michael C. Hurley, Umesh DyamenahalliUniversity of Chicago. Indiana University.United States Journal of Pediatric Clinical PracticeJ Pediatr Clin Pract 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedcp.2024.200111 AbstractWe report a rare case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) in a 4-month-old female infant with findings of child abuse. She

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Pulmonary artery and lung parenchymal growth following early versus delayed stent interventions in a swine pulmonary artery stenosis model

Ryan Pewowaruk, Joshua Hermsen, Cody Johnson, Alexandra Erdmann, Kevin Pettit, Scott Aesif, J. Carter Ralphe, Christopher J. Francois, Alejandro Roldán Alzate, Luke LamersUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison. United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCateter Carderiovas Interv 2020; 96: 1454-1464DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29326 AbstractObjectives: Compare lung parenchymal and pulmonary artery (PA) growth and hemodynamics following early and delayed PA stent interventions for treatment

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Prenatal features of ductus arteriosus-related branch pulmonary stenosis in fetal pulmonary atresia

Deliwe P. Ngwezi, Marisha McClean, Angela McBrien, Luke Eckersley, Jayani Abeysekera, Timothy Colen, Lisa K. HornbergerStollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta.Canada Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyUltrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 58: 411-419DOI: 10.1002/uog.23576 AbstractObjective: Ductus arteriosus (DA)-related branch pulmonary stenosis (PS), due to ductal tissue migration into the proximal pulmonary artery (PA) ipsilateral to the DA, is

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Deep Learning Based Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborns Using Echocardiograms

Hanna Ragnarsdottir, Ece Ozkan, Holger Michel, Kieran Chin-Cheong, Laura Manduchi, Sven Wellmann, Julia E. VoETH Zurich. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. University Children’s Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John and University of Regensburg.Switzerland, United States and Germany International Journal of Computer VisionInt J Comput Vis 2024; 132: 2567–2584DOI: 10.1007/s11263-024-01996-x AbstractPulmonary hypertension

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Post-treatment with Resolvin D1 attenuates pulmonary hypertension by inhibiting endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition

Xinyu Lia, Hui Li, Bo Feng, Xiaoyan Chen, Ting Chen, Jiafei Lu, Huating Xie, Nana Su, Houlin Chen, Chenghao Lou, Runxin Zhuang, Xi Chen, Shengwei Jin, Yu HaoSecond Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. Ruijin Hospital and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. China Biomedicine and PharmacotherapyBiomed Pharmacother 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117023

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Prognostic Value of Serial Risk Stratification in Adult and Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review

Chantal Lokhorst, Sjoukje van der Werf, Rolf M. F. Berger, Johannes M. DouwesBeatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen and University of GroningenNetherlands Journal of the American Heart AssociationJ Am Heart Assoc 2024; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.123.034151 AbstractBackground: In pulmonary arterial hypertension, it is recommended to base therapeutic decisions on risk stratification. This systematic review aims to report the prognostic value of serial risk

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Identification of endothelial and mesenchymal FOXF1 enhancers involved in alveolar capillary dysplasia

Guolun Wang, Bingqiang Wen, cMinzhe Guo, Enhong Li, Yufang Zhang, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Vladimir V. KalinichenkoCincinnati Children’s Research Foundation and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix Children’s Research Institute and Phoenix Children’s Hospital.United States Nature CommunicationsNat Commun 2024; 15: DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49477-6 Abstract Mutations in the FOXF1 gene, a key

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Growth of the Branch Pulmonary Arteries After Employing ‘Shunt-Only’ Strategy for Neonates With Pulmonary Atresia or Stenosis

Eun Seok Choi, Dong-Hee Kim, Bo Sang Kwon, Chun Soo Park, Tae-Jin YunAsan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Republic of Korea Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 33: 1095-1102DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.03.047 AbstractWe sought to determine the impact of juxtaductal stenosis (JDS) on branch pulmonary artery (PA) growth after systemic-to-pulmonary

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