Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Prenatal features of ductus arteriosus-related branch pulmonary stenosis in fetal pulmonary atresia

Deliwe P. Ngwezi, Marisha McClean, Angela McBrien, Luke Eckersley, Jayani Abeysekera, Timothy Colen, Lisa K. HornbergerStollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta.Canada Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyUltrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021; 58: 411-419DOI: 10.1002/uog.23576 AbstractObjective: Ductus arteriosus (DA)-related branch pulmonary stenosis (PS), due to ductal tissue migration into the proximal pulmonary artery (PA) ipsilateral to the DA, is […]

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Deep Learning Based Prediction of Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborns Using Echocardiograms

Hanna Ragnarsdottir, Ece Ozkan, Holger Michel, Kieran Chin-Cheong, Laura Manduchi, Sven Wellmann, Julia E. VoETH Zurich. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. University Children’s Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John and University of Regensburg.Switzerland, United States and Germany International Journal of Computer VisionInt J Comput Vis 2024; 132: 2567–2584DOI: 10.1007/s11263-024-01996-x AbstractPulmonary hypertension

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Echocardiographic Predictors of Ductal Tissue-Related Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis in Pulmonary Atresia

Marisha McClean, Deliwe Ngwezi, Timothy Colen, Kandice Mah, Mohammed Al-Aklabi, Lisa HornbergerStollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta. Children’s Hospital LHSC and Western University. Canada Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2022; 43: 878-886DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02799-4 AbstractBranch pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis due to ductus arteriosus (DA) tissue (DA-PS) contributes to the morbidity associated with pulmonary atresia (PAtr). We sought to

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Preoperative Computed Tomographic Angiography Can Predict Need for Branch Pulmonary Artery Intervention in Patients With Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow

Kirsten Graff, Anthony M. Hlavacek, Nicholas Aizcorbe, Scott M. Bradley, Shahryar M. ChowdhuryMedical University of South Carolina.United States World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2023; 14: 275-281DOI: 10.1177/21501351221151050 AbstractBackground: Neonates with ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow (DD-PBF) are at risk for pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis. The objective of this study was

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Demographic, hemodynamic characteristics, and therapeutic trends of pulmonary hypertension patients: The Pulmonary Hypertension Mexican registry (REMEHIP)

Carlos Jerjes‐Sánchez, Alicia Ramírez‐Rivera, Nayeli Zayas Hernandez, Guillermo Cueto Robledo, Humberto García‐Aguilar, Pedro Gutiérrez‐Fajardo, Mario Seoane García de León, Francisco Moreno Hoyos‐Abril, Miguel Ernesto Beltrán Gámez, Jose Elizalde, Tomás Pulido Fccp, Julio Sandoval, The REMEHIP InvestigatorsEscuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud Monterey. TecSalud San Pedro Garza Garcia. Unidad de Investigación Clínica en Medicina S.C.

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Right ventricular fibrosis in adults with uncorrected secundum atrial septal defect and pulmonary hypertension: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study with late gadolinium enhancement, native T1 and extracellular volume

Fatwiadi Apulita Ginting Munte, Elen Elen,Olfi Lelya, Estu Rudiktyo, Radityo Prakoso, Oktavia LilyasarUniversity of Indonesia. Indonesia Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2024; DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1395382 AbstractIntroduction: Right ventricular (RV) fibrosis represents both adaptive and maladaptive responses to the overloaded RV condition. Its role in pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with secundum atrial septal defect (ASD), which is the

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Collagen 18A1/Endostatin Expression in the Progression of Right Ventricular Remodeling and Dysfunction in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Anjira S. Ambade, Mario Naranjo, Tijana Tuhy, Rose Yu, Mery Marimoutou, Allen D. Everett, Larissa A. Shimoda, Stefean L. Zimmerman, Ilton M. Cubero Salazar, Catherine E. Simpson, Ryan J. Tedford, Steven Hsu, Paul M. Hassoun, Rachel L. DamicoJohns Hopkins University. Temple University. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. Institute for In Vitro Sciences Inc. Medical University of

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Elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, higher blood pressure, and lower cardiac index in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Cathereine M. Avitable, Xuemei Zhang, Steve Ampah, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Kathleen Nilan, Jennifer E. Tingo, David B. Frank, Erik A. Jensen, Krithika Lingappan, Kathleen A. GibbsThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. United States Internation Journal of CardiologyInt J Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132246 AbstractBackground: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

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Resistin predicts disease severity and survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Li Gao, John Skinner, Tanmay Nath, Qing Lin, Megan Griffiths, Rachel L. Damico, Michael W. Pauciulo, William Nichols, Paul M. Hassoun, Allen Everett, Roger A. JohnsJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. United States Respiratory ResearchRespir Res 2024; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-024-02861-8 AbstractBackground: Abnormal

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Multimodal Assessment and Intramodal Comparison of Imaging Techniques for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis with Pulmonary Hypertension

Victor Kieu, Stephanie S. Handler, Michael Mitchell, Amy Y. Pan, Liyun Zhang, Edward KirkpatrickMedical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin. Nemours Children’s Health. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03531-8 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, serious, and progressive disease in the pediatric population. Evaluation is complex and involves multimodality imaging. Diagnosis is important

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