Class 1. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Right pulmonary artery originating from the ascending aorta with tetralogy of fallot and pulmonary atresia

Filippos-Paschalis Rorris, Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Alexandros Tsoutsinos, Achilleas Lioulias, Dimitrios BobosOnassis Cardiac Surgery Centre.Greece Clinical Case ReportsClin Case Rep 2024; 12: DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.9232 AbstractAnomalous pulmonary artery originating from the ascending aorta (often called hemitruncus) is a rare congenital cardiac defect requiring immediate management in the neonatal period. We report a case of a rare variant of anomalous right pulmonary artery originating […]

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Impact of Pulmonary Artery Banding in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension

Han Zhang, Gang Li, Qiangqiang Li, Yansong Zuo, Qiang WangBeijing Anzhen Hospital and Capital Medical University.China Reviews in Cardiovascular MedicineRev Cardiovasc Med 2024; 25: DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2507253 AbstractBackground: To evaluate the effectiveness of the surgical approach in patients with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension (PH).Methods: This was a retrospective clinical review of patients with congenital heart disease and

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Risk factors of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease: a meta-analysis

Chen Zhang, Banghong Xu, Cuiying Zhu, Kai Pu, Lanzheng BianChildren’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University.China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2024; 12: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1258725 AbstractBackground: The associated factors of malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) must be evaluated to provide evidence for the treatment and care of such children.Methods: Two investigators searched the PubMed database until 25

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Animal models of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with atrial septal defect

Li Wang, Ting Tang, Xiaochun Tian, Chang Peng, Shuqi WuGuizhou Children’s Hospital and Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University. China Scientific ReportsSci Rep 2024; 14: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-69002-5 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a well-known complication of congenital heart disease (CHD). The lack of a satisfactory animal model for PAH associated with CHD (PAH-CHD) has limited progress

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Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary arterial and right atrial pressures in children with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive prospective study and introduction of novel equations

Elaheh Malakan Rad, Reza Elhamian, Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani, Reza Shabanian, Ehsan Aghaei Moghadam, Mohamad Taghi Majnoon, Aliakbar ZeinalooChildren’s Medical Center and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Iran Journal of Cardiovascular ImagingJ Cardiovasc Imag 2024; 32: DOI: 10.1186/s44348-024-00023-4 AbstractBackground: Pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure exceeding 20 mmHg. There is limited research on

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Hybrid treat-and-repair strategy for large patent ductus arteriosus: a proof-of-concept case report

Naoki Tsuboya, Yoshihide Mitani, Hiroyuki Ohashi, Hirofumi Sawada, Masahiro HirayamaMie University Graduate School of Medicine.Japan European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2024; DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae354 AbstractBackground: In cases of atrial septal defect with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a treat-and-repair strategy that adopts pulmonary vasodilator therapy and subsequent defect closure is postulated to be effective. However,

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Safety and Effectiveness of Selexipag in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: A Retrospective Multi-Center Cohort Study

Benjamin S. Frank, Eliza R. Gentzler, Catherine M. Avitabile, Kathleen Miller-Reed, Zhaoxing Pan, Erika B. Rosenzweig, D. Dunbar Ivy, Usha S. KrishnanUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of New York Presbyterian Hospital. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital

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Circulating High Mobility Group Box-1 Does Not Predict Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study

Bruno Caracci, Carolyne Pehora, Lee Benson, Benjamin E. Steinberg, Neil M. Goldenberg, Katherine TaylorHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Canada Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiologyJ Cardiothorac Vasc Anesthesiol 2024; DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.07.020 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating complication of pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD). A recent study has identified the protein high

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Machine Learning Analysis of Predictors for Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy Administration Time Post Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: A Single-Center Observational Study

Shuhei Niiyama, Takahiro Nakashima, Kentaro Ueno, Daisuke Hirahara, Masatoyo Nakajo, Yutaro Madokoro, Mitsuhito Sato, Kenshin Shimono, Takahiro Futatsuki, Yasuyuki KakihanaKagoshima University Hospital and Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences of Kagoshima University. Harada Academy. Japan CureusCureus 2024; 16:DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65783 AbstractBackground: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a structural deformity of the heart present at birth. Pulmonary

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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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