Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Resistin predicts disease severity and survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Li Gao, John Skinner, Tanmay Nath, Qing Lin, Megan Griffiths, Rachel L. Damico, Michael W. Pauciulo, William Nichols, Paul M. Hassoun, Allen Everett, Roger A. JohnsJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. United States Respiratory ResearchRespir Res 2024; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-024-02861-8 AbstractBackground: Abnormal […]

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Multimodal Assessment and Intramodal Comparison of Imaging Techniques for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis with Pulmonary Hypertension

Victor Kieu, Stephanie S. Handler, Michael Mitchell, Amy Y. Pan, Liyun Zhang, Edward KirkpatrickMedical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin. Nemours Children’s Health. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03531-8 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, serious, and progressive disease in the pediatric population. Evaluation is complex and involves multimodality imaging. Diagnosis is important

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Systemic-to-pulmonary collateral flow associations with antegrade pulmonary flow in single ventricle patients: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Anna Yanovskiy, Laura Martelius, Nicolina Nyman, Teemu Vepsäläinen, Ilkka Mattila, Otto Rahkonen, Tiina OjalaHelsinki University Hospital, Children’s Hospital and University of Helsinki.Finland Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1304087 AbstractPurpose: In the palliated single ventricle anomalies, a considerable amount of the aortic flow may be absorbed by the systemic-pulmonary collateral flow (SPCF), which can

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Improvement in Echocardiographic and Diagnostic Biomarkers after Systemic Glucocorticoid Therapy in Infants with Pulmonary Hypertension

Brian S. Hernandez, Rod M. Shinozaki, R. Mark Grady, Andrea Drussa, Erica Jamro-Comer, Jinli Wang, Manish AggarwalWashington University School of Medicine. Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114116 AbstractObjective: To assess the effect of treating pulmonary hypertension (PH) in infants less than 1 year of age with systemic glucocorticoids while

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Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function abnormalities and related risk factors in Thai overweight and obese children

Darunwan Nimpum, Worawan JitthamNaresuan University.Thailand Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2023; 16: 413-421DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_134_23 AbstractBackground: Childhood obesity has become a global concern, with its prevalence steadily increasing over the past decade. This condition negatively impacts the cardiovascular system, increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality in adulthood. This study aimed to identify cardiac function abnormalities and

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Objective Quantification of Bilateral Bubble Contrast Echocardiography Correlates with Systemic Oxygenation in Patients with Single Ventricle Circulation

Ashley Phimister, Chana Bushee, Monica Merbach, Sai Alekha Challa, Amy Y. Pan, Andrew D. SpearmanMedical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin.United States Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseJ Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11: DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11030084 AbstractBubble contrast echocardiography is commonly used to diagnose pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) in single ventricle congenital heart disease (CHD), yet previous

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Study on the comparison between Bosentan and Macitentan in the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborns, simultaneously on sildenafil: A randomized double-blinded non-inferiority parallel clinical trial

Mandana Kashaki, Arash Mohazzab, Mohammad Radgoudarzi, Arash Bordbar, Sama DabbaghIran University of Medical Sciences. Shahid Akbar Abadi Hospital. Iran Pediatrics and NeonatologyPediatr Neonatol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.12.007 AbstractBackground: Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is characterized by sustained elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP). Drug resistance and the adverse effects of current therapeutic agents warrant investigation of other

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A Four-Week-Old Infant With Respiratory Distress: An Emergency Department Case Presentation of Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Kimberly L. Moulton, Andrea FangStanford University.United States CureusCureus 2021; 13: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13814 AbstractCongenital lobar emphysema (CLE) and congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis (CPL) are rare conditions that are most often identified with prenatal ultrasonography. Occasionally, this disease process is first identified in the emergency department (ED), where the physician should avoid common pitfalls in order to prevent acute

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Case Report: A Relatively Mild Presentation of Unilateral Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia

Dionne Adair, Raja Rabah, Maria Ladino-Torres, Thomas G. SabaCS Mott Children’s Hospital and Michigan Medicine.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2021; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.657473 AbstractPulmonary lymphangiectasia (PL) is a rare congenital disorder of pulmonary lymphatic development. Although it was traditionally a fatal disorder of infancy, some cases in later childhood have been reported, suggesting a spectrum

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Timing of magnetic resonance imaging in pregnancy for outcome prediction in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Vivien Dütemeyer, Mieke M. Cannie, Thomas Schaible, Meike Weis, Nicola Persico, Irene Borzani, Dominique A. Badr, Jacques C. JaniUniversity Hospital Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Hannover Medical School. Universitätsklinikum Mannheim and University Medical Center Mannheim. Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico. University of Milan.Brussels, Germany and Italy Archives of Gynecology

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