Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Outpatient prescription of pulmonary vasodilator therapy to preterm children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Ida Jeremiasen, Karin Tran-Lundmark, Mikaela Dolk, Estelle NaumburgLund University and Skåne University Hospital. Umeå University.Sweden Acta PaediatricaActa Paediatr 2023; 112: 409-416DOI: 10.1111/apa.16615 Abstract Aim: The use of pulmonary vasodilator therapy in children born preterm is largely unknown. Our aim was to map prescription patterns in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Sweden.Methods: This was a descriptive national registry-based study […]

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The biventricular contribution to chronic pulmonary hypertension of the extremely premature infant

Gabriela de Carvalho Nunes, Punnanee Wutthigate, Jessica Simoneau, Adrian Dancea, Marc Beltempo, Claudia Renaud, Gabriel AltitMcGill University Health Centre and Montreal Children’s Hospital. Siriraj Hospital and Mahidol University. Canada and Thailand Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2023; 43: 174-180DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01497-0 AbstractObjective: Evaluate factors associated with significant pulmonary hypertension [PH] (≥2/3 systemic) and its impact on ventricular function at

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The Oxygen Saturation Index as Early Predictor of Outcomes in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Emily J. J. Horn-Oudshoorn, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Ronny Knol, Arjan B. te Pas, Suzan C. M. Cochius-den Otter, J. Marco Schnater, Irwin K.M. Reiss, Philip L. J. DeKoninckErasmus MC University Medical Center. Leiden University Medical Center. Netherlands NeonatologyNeonatology 2023; 120: 63-70DOI: 10.1159/000527407 AbstractObjective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the oxygen saturation index (OSI) as

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A Measurement-Based Protocol Improves Interrater Agreement and Accuracy of Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Assessment by Echocardiography in Children: A Call for Quality Improvement

Hythem Nawaytou, Christine Springston, Ann Lazar, Samuel Keller, Whitnee Hogan, Nicole Cresalia, Shabnam Peyvandi, Mark Cocalis, Anita Moon-Grady, Michael BrookUniversity of California, San Francisco.United States Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022; 35: 1091-1100DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.06.014 AbstractBackground: Echocardiographic measurements carry the promise of improving interrater (IR) agreement over subjective assessment. The aim of this

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Multimodality Deep Phenotyping Methods to Assess Mechanisms of Poor Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Coupling

Farhan Raza, Callyn Kozitza, Chris Lechuga, Daniel Seiter, Philip Corrado, Mohammed Merchant, Naga Dharmavaram, Claudia Korcarz, Marlowe Eldridge, Christopher Francois, Oliver Wieben, Naomi CheslerUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison. University of California, Irvine. Mayo Clinic. United States FunctionFunction 2022; 3: DOI: 10.1093/function/zqac022 AbstractDeep phenotyping of pulmonary hypertension (PH) with multimodal diagnostic exercise interventions can lead to early focused

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Screening Echocardiography Identifies Risk Factors for Pulmonary Hypertension at Discharge in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

B. A. Madden, M. R. Conaway, S. A. Zanelli, M. A. McCullochAnn and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. University of Virginia and University of Virginia Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2022; 43: 1743-1751DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02911-2 AbstractHypothesis: Premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are at increased risk of secondary pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH). Prior studies yielded mixed

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Oxygen Saturation Index in Neonates with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Emily J. J. Horn-Oudshoorn, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Kelly J. Crossley, Suzan C. M. Cochius-den Otter, J. Marco Schnater, Irwin K.M. Reiss, Philip L. J. DeKoninckErasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam. Monash University. Netherlands and Australia NeonatologyNeonatology 2022; 119: 111-118DOI: 10.1159/000520883 AbstractIntroduction: The oxygenation index (OI) is a marker for respiratory disease severity and adverse neonatal outcomes. The

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Pulmonary hypertension screening in children with sickle cell disease

Kok Hoe Chan, Syeda Hiba Rizvi, Wilfredo De Jesus-Rojas, James M. Stark, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Adriana Carolina Prada-Ruiz, Traci Gonzales, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Trinh T. Nguyen, Cindy K. Jon, Aravind YadavMcGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Ponce Health Science University and Ponce Research Institute. Baylor

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The association between pulmonary vascular disease and respiratory improvement in infants with type I severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Ryan J. Carpenter, Nina Srdanovic, Karen Rychlik, Shawn K. Sen, Nicholas F. M. Porta, Aaron E. Hamvas, Karna Murthy, Amanda L. HauckLurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2022; 42: 788-795DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01386-6 AbstractObjective: To describe the association between echocardiographic measures of pulmonary vascular disease and time to respiratory improvement among infants

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High altitude simulation testing in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Ashlyn E. Whitlock, Catherine A. Sheils, Jill M. Zalieckas, Gary Visner, Mary Mullen, Mollie Studley, Lindsay Lemire, Terry L. BuchmillerBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Pediatric SurgeryJ Pediatr Surg 2022; 57: 195-198DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.10.044 AbstractAim of study: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is associated with lung hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Many patients receive care in

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