Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Pilot study for comparative assessment of dual-energy computed tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography V/Q scanning for lung perfusion evaluation in infants

Karen I. Ramirez-Suarez, Christian A. Barrera, Hansel J. Otero, David M. Biko, Lisa J. States, Sabah Servaes, Xiaowei Zhu, James C. Davis, Josrph Piccione, Jordan B. RappChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. West Virginia University Medicine Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2022; 57: 702-710DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25788 AbstractObjective: To evaluate clinical applications […]

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Long-Term Study on Therapeutic Strategy for Treatment of Eisenmenger Syndrome Patients: A Case Series Study

Yi-Ching Liu, Yu-Wen Chen, I-Chen Chen, Yen-Hsien Wu, Shih-Hsing Lo, Jui-Sheng Hsu, Jong-Hau Hsu, Bin-Nan Wu, Yi-Fang Cheng, Zen-Kong DaiKaohsiung Medical University Hospital. Taiwan ChildrenChildren 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3390/children9081217 AbstractEisenmenger syndrome (ES) refers to congenital heart diseases (CHD) with reversal flow associated with increased pulmonary pressure and irreversible pulmonary vascular remodeling. Previous reports showed limited therapeutic

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Development of a PET/MRI exercise stress test for determining cardiac glucose dependence in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Gregory P. Barton, Philip A. Corrado, Christopher J. Francois, James R. Runo, Naomi C. Chesler, Alan B. McMillan, Oliver Wieben, Kara N. GossUniversity of Wisconsin. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. University of California-Irvine. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12025 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Connective Tissue DiseasePulmonary Hypertension Associated

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Cardiorespiratory adaptation to low-dose dexamethasone for lung disease in extremely preterm infants: A prospective echocardiographic study

Arvind Sehgal, Marcel F. Nold, Calum T. Roberts, Samuel MenahemMonash Children’s Hospital, Monash Medical Centre and Monash University. Hudson Institute of Medical Research.Australia Journal of PhysiologyJ Physiol 2022; 600: 4361-4373DOI: 10.1113/JP282973 AbstractThe cardiovascular impact of dexamethasone (Dex) is not well understood. Most data are obtained from a 6 week, high-dose regimen, and are limited to findings

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Multiparametric evaluation of right ventricular function in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

Emmanuelle Fournier, Maëlle Selegny, Myriam Amsallem, Francois Haddad, Sarah Cohen, Estibaliz Valdeolmillos, Jérôme Le Pavec, Marc Humbert, Marc-Antoine Isorni, Arshid Azarine, Olivier Sitbon, Xavier Jais, Laurent Savale, David Montani, Elie Fadel, Joy Zoghbi, Emre Belli, Sebastien HascoëtMarie Lannelongue Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph and Paris-Saclay University. Stanford University School of Medicine. Marie Lannelongue Hospital.

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Comparison between BNP and NT-proBNP in pediatric populations

Kwaku D. Tawiah, Caroline E. Franks, Jessica Tang, Avihu Gazit, Dennis J. Dietzen, Christopher W. FarnsworthWashington University School of Medicine. National Institutes of Health.United States Clinical BiochemistryClin Biochem 2022; 109-110: 74-78DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2022.08.003 AbstractBackground: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are essential biomarkers for the evaluation of cardiac pathologies. However, pediatric reference intervals for

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MRI evaluation of right heart functions in children with mild cystic fibrosis

Hafize Otcu Temur, Alpay Alkan, Can Yilmaz Yozgat, Erkan Cakir, Hakan Yazan, Fatma Celik Yabul, Dilek Hacer Cesme, Yilmaz YozgatBezmialem Vakif University. Istanbul Medipol University.Turkey Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Youg 2022; 13: DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122003249 AbstractBackground: This study aimed to assess the ventricular anatomy, function of the right ventricle, and the haemodynamic findings of pulmonary artery in children

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Expected small left heart size in the presence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Fetal values and Z-scores for infants confirmed to have no heart disease postnatally

Anita J. Moon-Grady, Francesca A. Byrne, Leslie A. Lusk, Roberta L. KellerUniversity of California San Francisco and Benioff Children’s Hospital.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2022; DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1083370 AbstractObjectives: In fetuses with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), left heart structures may appear small, but usually normalize after birth in the absence of structural cardiac anomalies. To decrease

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Echocardiographic measures of ventricular-vascular interactions in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Sanjeev Aggarwal, Christina Shanti, Prashant Agarwal, Joseph Lelli, Girija NatarajanCentral Michigan University and Children’s Hospital of Michigan.United States Early Human DevelopmentEarly Hum Dev 2022; 165: DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105534 AbstractObjective: To evaluate the utility of echocardiographic measures of ventricular-vascular interactions in predicting death or ECMO in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).Design: In this single center retrospective study, early (<48 hour age)

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Quantitative cardiopulmonary magnetic resonance imaging in neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Jean A. Tkach, Nara S. Higano, Michael D. Taylor, Ryan A. Moore, Monir Hossain, Guixia Huang, David R. Spielberg, Sean B. Fain, Paul S. Kingma, Jason C. WoodsCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Texas Children’s Hospital. University of Iowa. University of Wisconsin.United States Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2022; 52: 2306-2318DOI: 10.1007/s00247-022-05384-w

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