Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Prognostic and diagnostic utility of interleukin-6 in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension – a case-control study

Mohamed Abdallah Abd El Megied, Mohammed Ahmed Abouelhassan, Eman Saad Abd El Salam HadwaCairo University.Egypt European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05413-2 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in pediatrics is a progressive disease with significant vascular remodeling, right sided heart failure, and death if left untreated. Elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) level in PAH patients is taken as […]

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Computed tomographic findings in TBX4 mutation: a common cause of severe pulmonary artery hypertension in children

Helio V. Neves da Silva, Jason P. Weinman, Erin K. Englund, Robin R. Deterding, D. Dunbar Ivy, Lorna P. BrowneChildren’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus. Highland Hospital. United States Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05848-7 AbstractBackground: Mutations in the T-Box 4 (TBX4) gene are a lesser-known cause of heritable pulmonary arterial

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Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia

Vineeta Gupta, Vishnu Vijayakumar, Priyanka Aggarwal Ishan Kumar, Vikas AgrawalBanaras Hindu University. India Indian PediatricsIndian Pediatr 2024; 61: 49-52DOI: Not Available AbstractObjective: Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) are at risk of developing pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) due to chronic hemolysis, iron overload, hypercoagulability and splenectomy. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and

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Early Echocardiographic Findings of Pulmonary Hypertension-specific Therapy in Children

Akif Kavgaci, Fatma Sedef Tunaoglu, Serdar Kula, Ayse Deniz Oguz, Semiha Terlemez, Fatma IncedereGazi University Faculty of Medicine.Turkey Medeniyet Medical JournalMedeni Med J 2023; 38: 268-275DOI: 10.4274/MMJ.galenos.2023.06706 AbstractObjective: Echocardiography is a very useful tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of pulmonary hypertension (PH). This study was planned to investigate whether echocardiographic (ECHO) data of patients with PH

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Current diagnosis and treatment practice for pulmonary hypertension in bronchopulmonary dysplasia-A survey study in Germany (PUsH BPD)

Friederike Häfner, Caroline Johansson, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Kai Förster, Yvonne Kraus, Andreas W. Flemmer, Georg Hansmann, Hannes Sallmon, Ursula Felderhoff‐Müser, Sabine Witt, Lars Schwettmann, Anne HilgendorffHelmholtz Munich. Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital and LMU University Hospital. IFT Institute für Therapieforschung Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Research. Hannover Medical School. Medical University of Graz. University Hospital

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The impact of right ventricular pressure and function on survival in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis

Michelle C. Sykes, Christina Ireland, Julia E. McSweeney, Emily Rosenholm, Kristofer G. Andren, Thomas J. KulikBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2018;DOI: 10.1177/2045894018776894 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH), but there is little information regarding the impact of PH on right ventricular (RV) systolic function and survival. We conducted a retrospective

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How is pulmonary arterial blood flow affected by pulmonary venous obstruction in children? A phase-contrast magnetic resonance study

Kevin S. Roman, Christian Kellenberger, Christopher K. Macgowan, John Coles, Andrew N. Reddington, Lee N. Benson, Shi-Joon YooHospital for Sick Children.Canada Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2005; 35: 580-586DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1399-x AbstractBackground: Hemodynamic changes within a stenosed pulmonary vein might not reflect the severity of the obstruction if redistribution of pulmonary artery flow occurs.Objective: The purpose was to investigate flow changes

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Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography of pulmonary and systemic venous anomalies

Gerald F. Greil, Andrew J. Powell, Hans P. Gildein, Tal GevaChildren’s Hospital, Boston.United States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2002; 39: 335-341DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01730-2 AbstractObjective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in patients with congenital and acquired anomalies of

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Comprehensive Cross-sectional Imaging of the Pulmonary Veins

Cameron Hassani, Farhood SaremiKeck Hospital of the University of Southern California.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics  2017; 37: 1928-1954DOI: 10.1148/rg.2017170050 AbstractThe pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, but their importance to the radiologist extends far beyond this seemingly straightforward function. The anatomy of the pulmonary veins is variable among patients, with several noteworthy variant

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MR imaging and CT evaluation of congenital pulmonary vein abnormalities in neonates and infants

Himesh V. Vyas, S. Bruce Greenberg, Rajesh KrishnamurthyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics 2012; 32: 87-98DOI: 10.1148/rg.321105764 AbstractMagnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT) are increasingly being used in diagnosis and follow-up of congenital pulmonary vein anomalies in neonates and infants. Such anomalies include total or partial anomalous pulmonary

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