Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Lymphoscintigraphy Findings are Associated with Outcome in Children with Chylothorax After Cardiac Surgery

Sayo Suzuki, Yoshihiko Kodama, Ayako Kuraoka, Takuya Hara, Yuichi Ishikawa, Toshihide Nakano, Koichi SagawaFukuoka Children’s Hospital. University of Miyazaki. Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; 45: 150-155DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03303-w AbstractPostoperative chylothorax in patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD) results in poor outcomes if anatomical and functional abnormalities of the lymphatic system are present. While these abnormalities are typically […]

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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Patients with Left Heart Hypoplasia and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Have Highest Odds of Mortality

Maria V. Fraga, Holly L. Hedrick, Natalie E. Rintoul, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Sabrina J. Flohr, Leny Mathews, Tom Reynolds, Jenny L. Engelman, Catherine M. AvitabileThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114061 AbstractObjectives: To describe the scope of left ventricular (LV)

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Isolated partial anomalous origin of a branch pulmonary artery from the descending aorta

Wei-Li Liu, Ming Chih Lin, Sheng-Ling JanDalin Tzu Chi Hospital. Children’s Medical Center and Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung. National Yang-Ming University. Kaohsiung Medical University.Taiwan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 32: 648-651DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121003346 AbstractThe condition of partial anomalous origin of a branch pulmonary artery from the descending aorta could be found in several diseases and

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Predictive value of red cell distribution width in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with CHD

Doaa El Amrousy, Mona Hashem, Hassnaa Hassan, Hossam Hodieb, Rehab ElmeazawyTanta University.Egypt Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951124000817 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a common consequence of untreated CHD, is associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. Recent researches have demonstrated that patients with clinically severe cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, have a greater mortality risk

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Non-invasive estimation of pulmonary hypertension and clinical deterioration risk in pediatric congenital heart disease: Development and validation of predictive tools

Ting Wang, Dansha Zhou, Yuqin Chen, Suhua Kuang, Yue Xing, Qijian Yi, Zhengxia Pan, Weibin Xu, Jiao Rao, Yunqi Liu, Guoliang Lu, Ziying Lin, Xiang Li, Yi Xie, Yulong Wu, Peng An, Xiaoxiao Deng, Jiayue He, Jiayi Xie, Chenxi Li, Gang Geng, Daiyin Tian, Enmei Liu, Jingsi Huang, Zhou Fu, Jian WangChildren’s Hospital of Chongqing

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Differences in Pulmonary and Systemic Flow Measurements by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance vs Cardiac Catheterization and Relation to Collateral Flow in Single Ventricle Patients

Michael R. Hart, Wendy Whiteside, Sunkyung Yu, Ray Lowery, Adam L. Dorfman, Maryam Ghadimi Mahani, Prachi P. Agarwal, Jimmy C. LuMaine Medical Center. University of Michigan and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2020; 41: 885-891DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02327-w AbstractBoth cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiac catheterization (cath) may assess patients with single ventricle physiology prior

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Isolated Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Veins: A 10-Year Experience at a Single Center

Can Jin, Yongtao Wu, Zhiyi Wang, Xiaoran Liu, Qiang WangBeijing An Zhen Hospital Affiliated with Capital University of Medical Sciences. China Journal of Surgical ResearchJ Surg Res 2024; 298: 63-70DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.022 AbstractIntroduction: Isolated partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is difficult to diagnose, and surgical indications remain controversial. We reviewed 10 y of isolated PAPVC cases.Methods: The data

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Systemic-to-Pulmonary Collateral Flow Correlates with Clinical Condition Late After the Fontan Procedure

Yoshihiko Kodama, Yuichi Ishikawa, Ayako Kuraoka, Makoto Nakamura, Shinichiro Oda, Toshihide Nakano, Hideaki Kado, Ichiro Sakamoto, Kisho Ohtani, Tomomi Ide, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Koichi SagawaFukuoka Children’s Hospital. Kyushu University Hospital.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2020; 41: 1800-1806DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02450-8 AbstractIn the Fontan circulation, there is a substantial degree of systemic-to-pulmonary collateral flow (SPCF), which can be measured by cardiac

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Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Lung MRI Phenotype in Moderate and Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Pulmonary Hypertension

Kurt R. Bjorkman, Kimberley G. Miles, Laura E. Bellew, Kristin A. Schneider, S. Melissa Magness, Nara S. Higano, Nicholas J. Ollberding, X. Hoyos Cordon, Russel M. Hirsch, Erik B. Hysinger, Jason C. Woods, Paul J. CritserCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati.United States American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAm J Respir

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Common pulmonary vein atresia: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Carlos Mas, Andrew Cochrane, Samuel Menahem, Brodie KnightRoyal Children’s Hospital. Women’s and Children’s Hospital.Australia Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2000; 21: 490-492DOI: 10.1007/s002460010119 AbstractFollowing Doppler echocardiographic evaluation, a 16 hour-old infant underwent successful surgical repair of common pulmonary vein atresia. Investigations for prolonged postoperative ventilatory assistance, including cardiac catheterization and computerized tomography, led to a clinical diagnosis of

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