Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

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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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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Exercise-induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Long-term Survivors of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Paul J. Critser, Terry L. Buchmiller, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Jill M. Zalieckas, Catherine A. Sheils, Gary A. Visner, Keri M. Shafer, Ming Hui Chen, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114034 AbstractObjective: To determine the prevalence of exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) among long-survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

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An Extremely Rare Variant of Pulmonary Venous Atresia

Yuki Nakamura, Kagami Miyaji, Yurie Miyata, Atsushi KitagawaKitasato University Hospital.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnnThorac Surg 2016; 101: 2382-2384DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.085 AbstractWe describe an unusual case of a newborn with a rare variant of atresia of the common pulmonary vein that was mistaken for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, cardiac type. The survival of patients with atresia of

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Diagnostic Strategy for Suspected Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery

Van Luong Hoang, Viet Anh Lam, Thanh Nguyen PhamHanoi National Lung Hospital. Vin University. Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy.Vietnam Current Medical ImagingCurr Med Imag 2024; DOI: 10.2174/0115734056266404231207071244 AbstractBackground: Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a very rare congenital anomaly.Objective: To analyze the diagnostic strategy applied to seven patients with UAPA who were examined

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Common pulmonary vein atresia

Thomas Glenn, Jose Honold, Beth F. Printz, Dana MuellerUniversity of California San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 32: 668-670DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121003565 AbstractA 4-hour-old infant with profound cyanosis on an alprostadil infusion was urgently transferred to Rady Children’s Hospital with suspected CHD. Upon arrival, urgent echocardiography was performed but

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Predicting Peri-Operative Cardiorespiratory Adverse Events in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Using Echocardiography: A Cohort Study

Timothy J. W. Dawes, Valentine Woodham, Emma Sharkey, Angus McEwan, Graham Derrick, Vivek Muthurangu, Shahin Moledina, Lucy HepburnGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. University College London. , Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. United Kingdom Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03447-3 AbstractGeneral anesthesia in children with idiopathic pulmonary

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Post-exercise accumulation of interstitial lung water is greater in hypobaric than normobaric hypoxia in adults born prematurely

Tadej Debevec, Mathias Poussel, Damjam Osredkar, Sarah J. Willis, Claudio Sartori, Grégoire P. MilletUniversity of Ljubljana and University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana,. CHRU de Nancy. University of Lausanne, Lausanne. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois.Slovenia and Switzerland Respiratory Physiology and NeurobiologyRespir Physiol Neurobiol 2022; 297:DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2021.103828 AbstractWe aimed to gauge the interstitial lung water accumulation following moderate-intensity exercise under

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Evolving Role of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography for Right Ventricle Volume Analysis in Pediatric Heart Disease: Literature Review and Clinical Applications

Alessandra M. Ferraro, David M. Harrild, Andrew J. Powell, Philip T. Levy, Gerald R. MarxBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Sapienza University of Rome. United States and Italy Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2024;DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2024.03.001 AbstractAccurate knowledge of right ventricle (RV) volumes and ejection fraction is fundamental to providing optimal

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