Class 3. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Airway Disease, Apnea or Hypoventilation

Cardiac Implications of Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pediatric Patients: A Comprehensive Systematic Review

Marco Zaffanello, Refika Hamutcu Ersu, Luana Nosetti, Giulio Beretta, Massimo Agosti, Giorgio PiacentiniUniversity of Verona. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa. F. Del Ponte” Hospital and University of Insubria.Italy and Canada ChildrenChildren 2024; DOI: 10.3390/children11020208 AbstractThis review investigates the relationship between pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, often associated with adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and cardiovascular health, […]

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Elevated transaminases in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

Rachel Y. Wang, Victoria S. Wang, Thomas G. Keens, Yan Chai, Nisreen Soufi, Iris A. PerezChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles.United States European Respiratory Journal Open ResearchERJ Open Res 2024; 10:DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00658-2023 AbstractPatients with CCHS who also have Hirschsprung disease, elevated or low BMI, or pulmonary hypertension may be predisposed to elevated transaminases and may need periodic follow-up

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Effect of face mask on pulmonary artery pressure during echocardiography in children and adolescents

Alireza Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Sabri, Zohreh Sadat NavabiIsfahan University of Medical Sciences.Iran Clinical and Experimental PediatricsClin Exp Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.3345/cep.2023.01172 AbstractBackground: Face masks have become an important tool for preventing the spread of respiratory diseases. However, we hypothesized that face masks with reduced nasal airflow may alter pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP).Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the

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Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea and relation to disease severity

Ian Milligan, Anna Kate Shaw, Roberta Leu, Usama Kanaan, Erik MichelfelderChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory UniversityUnited States Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineJ Clin Sleep Med 2023;DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10952 AbstractStudy objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using echocardiographic (ECHO) parameters and to

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Sleep-Related Hypoxia, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, and Survival in Patients With Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Megan M. Lowery, Nicholas S. Hill, Lu Wang, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Aparna Bhat, Serpil Erzurum, J. Emanuel Finet, Christine L. Jellis, Sunjeet Kaur, Deborah H. Kwon, Rawan Nawabit, Milena Radeva, Gerald J. Beck, Robert P. Frantz, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn M. Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz P. Rischard, Reena Mehra, Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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Long non-coding RNA FKSG29 regulates oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea

Yuing-Che Chen, Po-Yuan Hsu, Mao-Chang Su, Ung-Lung Chen, Ya-Ting Chang, Chien-Hung Chin, I.-Chun Lin, Yu-Mu Chen, Ting-Ya Wang, Yong-Yong Lin, Chiu-Ping Lee, Meng-Chih Lin, Chang-Chun HsiaoKaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine. Chang Gung University of Science and Technology. Taiwan Molecular and Cellular BiochemistryMol Cell Biochem 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04880-3 AbstractAltered expressions

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Association and risk factors of pediatric pulmonary hypertension with obstructive sleep apnea: A national study utilizing the Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID)

Avraham Kohanzadeh, Benjamin Wajsberg, Elizabeth Yakubova, Meryl B. Kravitz, Jaeun Choi, Qi Gao, Nicole J. Sutton, Christina J. YangAlbert Einstein College of Medicine. Cleveland Clinic. Mount Sinai Morningside and West Hospitals. Montefiore Medical Center. Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. United States International Journal of Pediatric OtorhinolaryngologyInt J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 175DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111750 AbstractStudy objective: Assess the prevalence of

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Congenital myopathy presenting as recurrent pneumonia with lung collapse and pulmonary artery hypertension

Anand Vardhan, Devina Singh, Shalini Tripathi, Mala Kumar, Atin SinghaiKing George Medical College.India British Medical Journal Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2023; 16DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255502 AbstractA boy presented with cough, breathlessness for 1 month, fever for 1 week with similar previous episodes without hospitalisation. He had generalised muscle wasting, acute chronic malnutrition and required immediate ventilation. Provisional diagnosis of recurrent

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Occurrence of sleep-disordered breathing in children with pulmonary hypertension

Daniel Ignatiuk, Kimberley Miles, Neepa Gurbani, Md Monir Hossain, Michelle Cash, Melissa Magness, Russel Hirsch, Narong SimakajornboonCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2023; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26693 AbstractBackground: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH) through a complex and bidirectional relationship. The prevalence of OSA

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Efficacy and predictors of success on laryngomalacia surgery: experience from a tertiary pediatric care center in Brazil

Renata Loss Drummond, Rita Carolina Pozzer Krumenauer Padoin, Bárbara Duarte Salgueiro, José Faibes Lubianca NetoUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) and Hospital da Criança Santo Antônio. Brazil Brazilian Journal of OtorhinolaryngologyBraz J Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 89DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101315 AbstractObjectives: Laryngomalacia is the most common congenital cause of stridor; the natural history of the disease runs

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