Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Invasive Testing

Impact of Age and of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Children with Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Lucas Oliveira Rocha, Nelson Itiro Miyague, Leo Agostinho Solarewicz, Miguel Morita Fernandez-SilvaHospital Infantil Pequeno Príncipe. Universidade Federal do Paraná.Brazil Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03636-0 AbstractComplete atrioventricular septal defect (CAVSD) can lead to the development of pulmonary obstructive vascular disease due to high pulmonary blood flow and pressures. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in […]

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Impact of Right Ventricular Pressure Overload on Myocardial Stiffness Assessed by Natural Wave Imaging

Maelys Venet, Aimen Malik, Samantha Gold, Naiyuan Zhang, Josh Gopaul, John Dauz, Kana Yazaki, Matteo Ponzoni, John C. Coles, Jason T. Maynes, Mai Sun, Alison Howell, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Luc Mertens, Dariusz, Mroczek, Kiyoshi Uike, Jerome Baranger, Mark K. Friedberg, Olivier VillemainHospital for Sick Children. Bordeaux University Hospital.Canada and France Journal of the American College of

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Right Ventricular Strain With 4-Dimensional Computed Tomography Identifies Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Yamato Shimomiya, Michinobu Nagao, Tomohito Kogure, Seiji Asagai, Akihiro Inoue, Atsushi Yamamoto, Shuji Sakai, Kei Inai, Takashi Shirasaka, Tsukasa Kojima, Hidetake YabuuchiKyushu University. Tokyo Women’s Medical University. Japan Circulation JournalCirc J 2024; DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-24-0386 AbstractBackground: This study evaluated right ventricular (RV) volume, strain, and morphology using cardiac 4-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) to detect pulmonary hypertension (PH) in

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MR Lymphangiography: Congenital Lymphatic Flow Disorders

Seunghyun Lee, Saebeom Hur, Young Hun Choi, Jae-Yeon Hwang, Jung-Eun CheonSeoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine.Republic of Korea Investigative RadiologyInvest Radiol 2024; DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000001112 AbstractCongenital lymphatic flow disorders collectively refer to a heterogeneous group of diseases that manifest as chylothorax, chylous ascites, intestinal lymphangiectasia, protein-losing enteropathy, and peripheral extremity or genital lymphedema, all in

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Lymphatic Imaging and Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease

Christoph Bauer, Mario Scala, Jonathan J. Rome, Gerald Tulzer, Yoav DoriKepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University Linz. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Austria and United States Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2024; 3:DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101174 AbstractThe lymphatic system plays a central role in some of the most devastating complications associated

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Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure Can Underestimate Direct Pulmonary Vein Pressure in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ari J. Gartenberg, Michael L. O’Byrne, MD, Ella B. Leeth, Jessica Tang, Mudit Gupta, Jonathan J. Rome, Ryan CallahanChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.United States Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2024; 3: DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101350 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) can

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Hemodynamic Monitoring of Pediatric Patients With Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Using CardioMEMS

Carlos Labrandero, Lucía Deiros, Cesar Abelleira, Viviana Arreo, Enrique J. Balbacid, Federico Gutierrez-LarrayaHospital Universitario La Paz.Spain Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2024; 3: DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101933 AbstractBackground: The CardioMEMS is an implantable device for hemodynamic monitoring approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with heart failure.

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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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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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Non-invasive prediction of pulmonary vascular disease-related exercise intolerance and survival in non-group 1 pulmonary hypertension

Yogesh N. V. Reddy, Hilary Dubrock, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz Rischard, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Nicholas S. Hill, Serpil C. Erzurum, Gerald J. Beck, Stephen C. Mathai, Monica Mukherjee, W. H. Wilson Tang, Barry A. Borlaug, Robert P. Frantz and the PVDOMICS Study GroupMayo Clinic. Johns Hopkins University. Vanderbilt

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