Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

How to Do Echo for Noninvasive Hemodynamic Evaluation of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit: A Consensus Statement of the Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging

Maurizio Cusmà Piccione, Luigi Colarusso, Eustachio Agricola, Matteo Cameli, Antonio De Luca, Roberta Manganaro, Agata Barchitta, Antonello D’Andrea, Vito Maurizio Parato, Paolo Trambaiolo, Concetta Zito, Pio Caso, Giovanni Di Salvo, This Document was promoted by Members of the 2024-2025 SIECVI Scientific Documents Committee and Reviewed by Ilaria Caso and Giovanni Di SalvoUniversity of Messina. IRCCS […]

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Efficacy of bubble contrast echocardiography in detecting pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in children with univentricular heart after total cavopulmonary connection

Dai Asada, Yuma Morishita, Yoko Kawai, Yo Kajiyama, Kazuyuki IkedaKyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.Japan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2020; 30: 227-230DOI: 10.1017/S104795111900324X AbstractBackground: Development of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in patients with cavopulmonary anastomosis may result in a significant morbidity. Although the use of bubble contrast echocardiography with selective injection into both the branch pulmonary arteries in

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[Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in a pediatric patient: a case report]

Yuli T. Samboni, Liliana P. Tordecilla, Gilberto Acuña, Ana L. MuñozUniversidad Antonio Nariño.Columbia Archivos Argentinos de PediatriaArch Argent Pediatr 2020; 118: e170-e173DOI: 10.5546/aap.2020.e170 AbstractPulmonary arteriovenous fistulas are congenital malformations due to anomalous direct communication between arteries and veins; the incidence is 2-3:100,000 inhabitants. This condition is usually asymptomatic and incidentally appearing in adult imaging findings. Transcutaneous

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CT Angiography Findings of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in Children and Young Adults With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Su-Mi Shin, Hee Kyung Kim, Eric J. Crotty, Adrienne M. Hammill, Katherine Wusik, Dong-Hoon KimSMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Korea University College of Medicine.Republic of Korea and United States American Journal of RoengenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 2020; 214: 1369-1376DOI: 10.2214/AJR.19.22012 AbstractObjective. The purpose of this study

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[Cyanosis for more than 4 years in a girl aged 4 years and 3 months]

Mao-Lan Wu, Xiang-Rong Zheng, Yan-Tong Zhu, Guo-Yuan Zhang, Chen-Tao Liu, Xia Wang, Yong-Jun TangXiangya Hospital and Central South University.China Chinese Journal of Contemporary PediatricsZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22: 387-390DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.1910147 AbstractA girl, aged 4 years and 3 months, presented with cyanosis of the lips shortly after birth. She then experienced shortness of

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Incidental diagnosis of four pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas during patent foramen ovale closure: a case report

Alessandro Andreis, Gabriella Agnoletti, Paolo ScacciatellaCittà della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Hospital and University of Turin.Italy Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2020; 30: 1363-1365DOI: 10.1017/S1047951120002152 Abstractryptogenic cerebral ischemia in young patients is commonly ascribed to paradoxical embolism. We report the clinical case of a young patient with cryptogenic stroke and a patent foramen ovale,

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Risk factors for severe pertussis in children and the application of exchange transfusion

Qihong Chen, Lihua Lin, Shuping Xiong, DandanGe, Yungang YangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University. Pediatric Key Laboratory of Xiamen. Pediatric Quality Control Center of Xiamen. China Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04118-6 AbstractObjective: To identify risk factors for severe pertussis and assess the efficacy of exchange transfusion in children.Methods: We analyzed pediatric pertussis

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Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Children with HHT

Alexandra Kilian, Giuseppe A. Latino, Andrew J. White, Dewi Clark, Murali M. Chakinala, Felix Ratjen, Jamie McDonald, Kevin J. Whitehead, James R. Gossage, Doris Lin, Katharine Henderson, Jeffrey Pollak, Justin P. McWilliams, Helen Kim, Michael T. Lawton, Marie E. Faughnan, the Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium HHT Investigator GroupSt. Michael’s Hospital and Li Ka Shing Knowledge

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Safety and Feasibility of Early Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography and a Focused Assessment Protocol in Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

John T. Wren Jr., Rachael M. Hyland, Stephanie Acosta, Patrick J. McNamaraUniversity of Iowa Healthcare.United States EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2025; DOI: 10.1111/echo.70189 AbstractObjective: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a complex disease with significant morbidity and mortality. The use of echocardiography, traditionally a pediatric cardiology echocardiogram (PCE), has significantly advanced the management of CDH but its availability can be limited,

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Role of phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor in cardiorespiratory fitness and functional class of patients with pulmonary hypertension: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Sefri N. Sofia, Udin Bahrudin, Ilham Uddin, Muhammad A. Sobirin, Erna Setiawati, Galuh Hardaningsih, Kevin C. Tjandra, Edward K. S. LimijadiUniversitas Diponegoro. Dr. Kariadi Hospital. Indonesia Narra JNarra J 2025; 5: DOI: 10.52225/narra.v5i1.1301 AbstractMany patients with acyanotic shunt congenital heart disease (CHD) are diagnosed only in adulthood, by which time pulmonary hypertension (PH) has developed, impairing

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