Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Utility of the oxygenation index in management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a report from a Thai University Surgical Centre

Issariyaporn Kulngamnetr, Pharuhad Pongmee, Paul D. Losty, Suraida Aeesoa, Ampaipan BoonthaiRamathibodi Hospital and Mahidol University. University of Liverpool. Thailand and United Kingdom Pediatric Surgery InternationalPediatr Surg Int 2024; 40: DOI: 10.1007/s00383-024-05848-0 AbstractBackground: Oxygenation index (OI) is associated with severity of newborn pulmonary hypertension (PH) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Higher OI may indicate worst degree(s) of PH.Objectives: This […]

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Impact of general anesthesia on the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Charles T. Simpkin, Billy J. McElroy, Gareth J. Morgan, David Dunbar Ivy, Dale A. Burkett, Mark D. Twite, Benjamin S. FrankUniversity of Colorado Denver. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2024; DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12435 AbstractOne of the great diagnostic challenges for children with pulmonary arterial hypertension is the need for general anesthesia (GA) to enable successful right heart

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Echocardiographic Predictors of Hospital Outcomes in Preterm Neonates with Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Clinical Suspicion of Pulmonary Hypertension

Kristen Graff, Julie R. Ross, Kristen Morella, Shahryar M. ChowdhuryMedical University of South Carolina.United States Journal of NeonatologyJ Neonatol 2023; 37: 384-389DOI: 10.1177/09732179231178127 AbstractBackground: Preterm neonates often have an echocardiogram performed in the first few days of life for suspicion of pulmonary hypertension and patent ductus arteriosus. The usefulness of this echocardiogram in predicting outcomes in this

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Echocardiographic markers at diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Sujith S. Pereira, Xander Jacquemyn, Shelby KuttyHomerton University Hospital and Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Barts and the London School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins Hospital. KU Leuven.United Kingdom, United States and Belgium Journal of Perinatal MedicineJ Perinat Med 2024; DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0346 AbstractObjectives: Clinical parameters along with echocardiographic markers are used to interrogate the haemodynamics in persistent pulmonary

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Biomarker screening for pulmonary hypertension in VLBW infants at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Fernando A. Munoz, Amanda Kim, Brendan Kelly, Emma Olson Jackson, Patrick D. Evers, Daniel Morrow, Amy McCammond, Brian K. Jordan, Brian Scottoine Oregon Health & Science University. Seattle Children’s Hospital. PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend. University of California San Francisco.United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03517-5 AbstractBackground: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants demonstrate altered

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Impact of Right Ventricular Pressure Overload on Myocardial Stiffness Assessed by Natural Wave Imaging

Maelys Venet, Aimen Malik, Samantha Gold, Naiyuan Zhang, Josh Gopaul, John Dauz, Kana Yazaki, Matteo Ponzoni, John C. Coles, Jason T. Maynes, Mai Sun, Alison Howell, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Luc Mertens, Dariusz, Mroczek, Kiyoshi Uike, Jerome Baranger, Mark K. Friedberg, Olivier VillemainHospital for Sick Children. Bordeaux University Hospital.Canada and France Journal of the American College of

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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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