Class 3. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Lung Disease

Treprostinil Use in the NICU

Diana LeeUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.United States Advances in Neonatal CareAdv Neonat Care 2024; 24: 554-560DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000001218 AbstractBackground: Treprostinil is a prostacyclin analogue that is frequently used in the pediatric and adult population to treat pulmonary hypertension; however, it is not often a drug of choice for patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).Purpose: To evaluate […]

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Persistent pulmonary hypertension in children after apparent resolution of ultrasound-defined pulmonary hypertension associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Mami Takeoka, Hirofumi Sawada, Yoshihide Mitani, Hiroyuki Ohashi, Noriko Yodoya, Kazunobu Ohya, Naoki Tsuboya, Tomoya Harada, Masahiro HirayamaMie University Graduate School of Medicine. Japan European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2024; 184: DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05843-6 AbstractTo evaluate pulmonary hemodynamics in patients who had been followed up for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)-associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) in the mid-term by

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Longitudinal evaluation of hemodynamic blood and echocardiographic biomarkers for the prediction of BPD and BPD-related pulmonary hypertension in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants

Lukas Schroeder, Fabian Ebach, Tamene Melaku, Brigitte Strizek, Jorge Jimenez‑Cruz, Ramona Dolscheid‑Pommerich, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerUniversity Children’s Hospital Bonn and University Hospital Bonn.Germany European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2024; 184: DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05841-8 AbstractVery-low-birth-weight infants (VLBW, < 1500 g) are at risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and are at risk for BPD-related pulmonary hypertension (PH). The longitudinal measurement of innovative blood and echocardiographic

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Principles of resuscitation for infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Summer Elshenawy, Monique R. Radman-Harrison, Philip T. Levy, Satyan Lakshminrushimha, Taylor L. Sawyer, Brenda H. LawChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. UC Davis Children’s Hospital, UC Davis Health. University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine

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Vasopressin induced hyponatremia in infants <3 months of age in the neonatal intensive care unit

Kavita Patel, Sharon Thomson, Meera Vijayan, Marjorie Makoni, Peter N. Johnson, Katy Stephens, Stephen B. Neely, Jamie L. MillerUniversity Health, San Antonio. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at Oklahoma University Health, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2024; 12DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1465785 AbstractObjectives: Vasopressin

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Sildenafil as Bridge Therapy for Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Neonates

Harris Khawaja, Timothy A. Sanders, Michael Schreiber, Deborah Bondi, Pooja Shah, Gillian BrennanUniversity of Chicago Medicine and Comer Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and TherapeuticsJ Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2024; 25: 525-529DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-29.5.525 AbstractObjective: Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a mainstay of treatment for infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension. However, abrupt discontinuation of inhaled nitric oxide

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Pharmacoepidemiology of combination pulmonary vasodilator therapy in critically ill infants

Karan R. Kumar, Elizabeth C. Ciociola, Kayla R. Skinner, Gargi M. Dixit, Sunshine Alvarez, Elijah K. Benjamin, Jeffrey C. Faulkner, Rachel G. Greenberg, Reese H. Clark, Daniel K. Benjamin Jr, Christoph P. Hornik, Jan Hau LeeDuke University School of Medicine. University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Pediatrix Center for Research. KK Women’s and Children’s

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Neonatal Survival and Outcomes following Periviable Rupture of Membranes

Elizabeth J. Okonek, Elizabeth V. Schulz, Kira Belzer, James K. Aden, Caitlin M. DrummBrooke Army Medical Center. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Madigan Army Medical Center. United States American Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2024; DOI: 10.1055/a-2414-1006 AbstractObjective: To clarify survival for infants affected by periviable prolonged preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) in the

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Medical and social factors associated with prolonged length of stay for chronically ventilated children

Katelyn G. Enzer, Jessica A. Dawson, Jessalyn A. Langevin, John T. Brinton, Christopher D. BakerUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2024; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27320 AbstractObjectives: This study seeks to determine the overall and post-intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) for children with tracheostomies and chronic mechanical ventilation. We

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Longitudinal echocardiographic parameters for evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants with very low birth weight

Kwannapas Saengsin, Varangthip Khuwuthayakorn, Yupada Prongprot, Rekwan Sittiwangkul, Phichayut Phinyo, Krittai Tanasombatkul, Munranee LangChiang Mai University. Thailand Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951124026040 AbstractBackground: Echocardiography is essential for the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension. We determined the feasible quantitative parameter for screening and monitoring pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants.Methods: This secondary analysis of a prospective cohort single-centre

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