Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Right Ventricular Strain With 4-Dimensional Computed Tomography Identifies Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Yamato Shimomiya, Michinobu Nagao, Tomohito Kogure, Seiji Asagai, Akihiro Inoue, Atsushi Yamamoto, Shuji Sakai, Kei Inai, Takashi Shirasaka, Tsukasa Kojima, Hidetake YabuuchiKyushu University. Tokyo Women’s Medical University. Japan Circulation JournalCirc J 2024; DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-24-0386 AbstractBackground: This study evaluated right ventricular (RV) volume, strain, and morphology using cardiac 4-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) to detect pulmonary hypertension (PH) in […]

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MR Lymphangiography: Congenital Lymphatic Flow Disorders

Seunghyun Lee, Saebeom Hur, Young Hun Choi, Jae-Yeon Hwang, Jung-Eun CheonSeoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine.Republic of Korea Investigative RadiologyInvest Radiol 2024; DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000001112 AbstractCongenital lymphatic flow disorders collectively refer to a heterogeneous group of diseases that manifest as chylothorax, chylous ascites, intestinal lymphangiectasia, protein-losing enteropathy, and peripheral extremity or genital lymphedema, all in

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Lymphatic Imaging and Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease

Christoph Bauer, Mario Scala, Jonathan J. Rome, Gerald Tulzer, Yoav DoriKepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University Linz. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Austria and United States Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2024; 3:DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101174 AbstractThe lymphatic system plays a central role in some of the most devastating complications associated

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Pediatric hemoptysis: diagnostic and interventional challenges

Anisha Garg, Ashu Bhalla, Priyanka Naranje, Devasenathipathy KandasamyAll India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-06002-7 AbstractHemoptysis in the pediatric population, while infrequent, poses significant challenges for both the family and healthcare practitioners. The severity of hemoptysis dictates management decisions. Most cases being mild and self-limiting are treated conservatively. However, “life-threatening hemoptysis” may

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Hemodynamic Monitoring of Pediatric Patients With Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Using CardioMEMS

Carlos Labrandero, Lucía Deiros, Cesar Abelleira, Viviana Arreo, Enrique J. Balbacid, Federico Gutierrez-LarrayaHospital Universitario La Paz.Spain Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2024; 3: DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101933 AbstractBackground: The CardioMEMS is an implantable device for hemodynamic monitoring approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with heart failure.

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Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary arterial and right atrial pressures in children with congenital heart disease: a comprehensive prospective study and introduction of novel equations

Elaheh Malakan Rad, Reza Elhamian, Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani, Reza Shabanian, Ehsan Aghaei Moghadam, Mohamad Taghi Majnoon, Aliakbar ZeinalooChildren’s Medical Center and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Iran Journal of Cardiovascular ImagingJ Cardiovasc Imag 2024; 32: DOI: 10.1186/s44348-024-00023-4 AbstractBackground: Pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure exceeding 20 mmHg. There is limited research on

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Prenatal Prognosis of Omphalocele Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement of Fetal Lung Volumes

Simon E. Dadoun, Matthew A. Shanahan, Christian M. Parobek, Brian A. Burnett, Alice King, Pamela Ketwaroo, Roopali V. Donepudi, April D. AdamsTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. United States American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal MedicineAm J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101457 AbstractBackground: Omphalocele is a congenital midline abdominal wall defect resulting

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Pulmonary Vascularity in Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Shanmukha Muthapuram, Addison Donaher, Nara S. Higano, James A. Rowe, Jean A. Tkach, Jason C. Woods, Paul S. KingmaCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. United States NeonatologyNeonatology 2024; DOI: 10.1159/000539545 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary hypertension often complicates bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and infants with BPD plus pulmonary hypertension experience higher mortality rates. Current methods

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Biventricular responses to exercise and their relation to cardiorespiratory fitness in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Guido E. Pieles, Dan-Mihai Dorobantu, Jessica E. Caterini, Barbara Cifra, Janette Reyes, Sara Roldan Ramos, Eilis Hannon, Craig A. Williams, Tilman Humpl, Luc Mertens, Greg D. Wells, Mark K. FriedbergHospital for Sick Children. University of Exeter.Canada and United Kingdom American Joural of Physiology Heart and Circulatory PhysiologyAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00096.2024 AbstractDespite

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Non-invasive prediction of pulmonary vascular disease-related exercise intolerance and survival in non-group 1 pulmonary hypertension

Yogesh N. V. Reddy, Hilary Dubrock, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz Rischard, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Nicholas S. Hill, Serpil C. Erzurum, Gerald J. Beck, Stephen C. Mathai, Monica Mukherjee, W. H. Wilson Tang, Barry A. Borlaug, Robert P. Frantz and the PVDOMICS Study GroupMayo Clinic. Johns Hopkins University. Vanderbilt

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