Class 1. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Use of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Therapies in Patients with a Fontan Circulation: Current Practice Across the United Kingdom

Andrew Constantine, Robert M. R. Tulloh, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Petra Jenkins, Robin Condliffe, Katrijn Jansen, Natali A. Y. Chung, James Oliver, Helen Parry, Samantha Fitzsimmons, Niki Walker, Stephen John Wort, Vasilios Papaioannou, Kate von Klemperer, Paul CliftRoyal Brompton HospitalRoyal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. Imperial College London. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. University Hospital Bristol. Royal Hallamshire […]

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Operability of atrial septal defect with borderline pulmonary vascular resistance index: A study in developing country

Oktavia Lilyasari, Rini Istisakinah, Rina Ariani, Budi Rahmat, Lies Dina Liastuti, Yovi Kurniawati, Hary Sakti Muliawan, Renan SukmawanUniversitas Indonesia and National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita. Indonesia Frontiers in SurgeryFront Surg 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1031451 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to atrial septal defect (ASD) is an important determinant of morbidity and mortality in defect closure. We aimed

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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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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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Single-stage arterial switch operation conversion with dextro-transposition of the great arteries and pulmonary arterial hypertension due to baffle leak after a Senning procedure

Sorachi Shimada, Tomomi Uyeda, Yoshichika Maeda, Takumi Kobayashi, Kanako Kishiki, Yuji Hamamichi, Satoshi Yazaki, Naoki Wada, Yukihiro Takahashi, In-Sam Park, Tadahiro YoshikawaSakakibara Heart Institute. Asahikawa Medical University. Nishiogi Kimura Clinic.Japan Journal of Cardiology CasesJ Cardiol Cases 2022; 26: 345-347DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2022.07.008 AbstractPatients who have undergone an atrial switch operation for dextro-transposition of the great arteries (dTGA) sometimes

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Congenital portosystemic shunt with multiple splenic artery aneurysms: Reversing pulmonary hypertension and preventing aneurysm rupture

Anand P. Subramanian, Adaligere Paraswanath Bharath, Ashita Barthur, Mahimarangaiah JayranganathSri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and ResearchIndia Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2022; 15: 300-303DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_142_21 AbstractWe report an unusual occurrence of multiple splenic artery aneurysms and splenomegaly in a young woman with severe pulmonary hypertension, secondary to a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPS). The splenic

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Misclassification of Pulmonary Hypertension in Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Clifford W. Chin, David P. BichellVanderbilt University and Monroe Carell Junior Children’s HospitalUnited States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e447-e449DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.02.021 AbstractPartial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a rare congenital heart defect that can escape detection until adulthood and can be misdiagnosed as pulmonary hypertension and managed with vasodilators before the anomaly is

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Normalization of Four Different Types of Pulmonary Hypertension After Atrial Septal Defect Closure

Jana Rubáˇcková Popelová, Jakub Tomek, Markéta Tomková, Renata ŽivnáNa Homolce Hospital. Motol University Hospital. University of California, Davis.Czechia and United States Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.876755 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) is an established risk factor in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD), and its persistence after ASD closure is associated with increased

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High haemoglobin levels at the time of occlusion predict worse outcome for patients with patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary hypertension

Kanta Kishi, Jirayut Jarutach, Yinn Khurn Wong, Marhisham Che Mood, Geetha Kandhavello, Mazeni Alwi, Ming Chern Leong Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University. Prince of Songkla University. Serdang Hospital. Sarawak General Hospital. Institut Jantung Negara.Japan, Thailand and Malaysia Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; DOI: 10.1017/S104795112200244X AbstractIntroduction: Current guidelines discourage shunt closure in patients with pulmonary vascular resistance

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Long-Term Follow-Up of Pediatric Patients with Severe Postoperative Pulmonary Hypertension After Correction of Congenital Heart Defects

Lars LindbergLund University and Skane University HospitalSweden Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2022; 43: 827-836DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02794-9 AbstractThe surgical repair of congenital heart defects in children with preoperative pulmonary hypertension (PH) is to varying degree associated with the occurrence of postoperative PH. The objective of this study was to follow up children with severe postoperative PH (pulmonary arterial/aortic pressure

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