Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Risk Stratification

Fetal MRI-Based Mediastinal Shift Angle (MSA) and Percentage Area of Left Ventricle (pALV) as Prognostic Parameters for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Greta Thater, Lara Angermann, Silviu-Viorel Virlan, Christel Weiss, Neysan Rafat, Michael Boettcher, Julia Elrod, Tom Bayer, Oliver Nowak, Stefan O. Schönberg, Meike WeisUniversity Medical Center Mannheim. Hospital Stuttgart. Germany Journal of Clinical MedicineJ Clin Med 2024; 13:DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010268 AbstractObjective: Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is broadly used as a method for assessing prognosis in congenital diaphragmatic hernia […]

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The impact of right ventricular pressure and function on survival in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis

Michelle C. Sykes, Christina Ireland, Julia E. McSweeney, Emily Rosenholm, Kristofer G. Andren, Thomas J. KulikBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2018;DOI: 10.1177/2045894018776894 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH), but there is little information regarding the impact of PH on right ventricular (RV) systolic function and survival. We conducted a retrospective

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Vascular reactivity is altered in the placentas of fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Emily J. J. Horn-Oudshoorna, Michelle Broekhuizena, Madhavi S. Harhangi, Sinno H. P. Simons, Alex J. Eggink, A. H. Jan Danser, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Philip L. J. DeKoninckErasmus MC University Medical Center.Netherlands PlacentaPlacenta 2023; 145: 51-59DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2023.11.015 AbstractIntroduction: Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) often develop pulmonary hypertension but frequently fail to respond to vasodilator therapy, for

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Patent ductus arteriosus shunting direction and diameter predict inpatient outcomes in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Min Bao, Tao Wu, Jinghui Guo, Ying Wang, Aimei Cao, Chao Liu, Yandong Wei, Chunhua Zheng, Lin Shi, Lishuang MaChildren’s Hospital in Capital Institute of Pediatrics.China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11:DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1272052 AbstractObjective: To evaluate whether the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can serve as a predictive factor for inpatient outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) patients.Methods: A

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Conventional and sutureless techniques for management of the pulmonary veins: Evolution of indications from postrepair pulmonary vein stenosis to primary pulmonary vein anomalies

Tae-Jin Yun, John G. Coles, Igor E. Konstantinov, Osman O. Al-Radi, Rachel M. Wald, Vitor Guerra, Nilto C. de Oliveira, Glen S. Van Arsdell, William G. Williams, Jeffrey Smallhorn, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 129: 167-174DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.08.043 AbstractObjective: We have previously reported

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis: the impact of sutureless repair on survival

Nicola Viola, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Donald G. Perrin, Gregory J. Wilson, John G. Coles, Christopher A. CaldaroneSouthampton University Hospital.United Kingdom and Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 142: 344-350DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.12.004 AbstractBackground: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often associated with relentless restenosis and early death. During the last 2 decades, we have developed

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Association of the respiratory severity score with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension in infants born extremely preterm

Lindsey Beer, Brian K. Rivera, Waceys Jama, Jonathan L. Slaughter, Carl H. Backes, Sara Conroy, Matthew J. KieltNationwide Children’s Hospital, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University College of Medicine.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01798-y AbstractObjective: To test the hypothesis that elevations in the respiratory severity score (RSS) are

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Echocardiography evaluation of neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation

Pezad Doctor, Claudio Ramaciotti, Dimitrios Angelis, Melinda CoryThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123003402 AbstractBackground: In neonatal vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation, vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation echocardiography remains the mainstay for early detection and explains various haemodynamic changes occurring due to a large systemic arterio-venous shunt. However,

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Exercise-Induced Electrocardiography Changes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Maya Kailas, Aimee M. Layton, Meredith Pesce, Leonardo Liberman, Thomas J. Starc, Michael A. Fremed, Robert Garafano, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Usha S. KrishnanMount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Yale New Haven Hospital.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2023; 208: 60-64DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.014 AbstractCardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is an important tool in

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A Risk Prediction Model for Reintervention After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair

Aditya Sengupta, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Aditya Kaza, Christopher W. Baird, David N. Schidlow, Pedro J. Del Nido, Meena NathanBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Harvard School of Public Health.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2023; 116: 796-802DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.058 AbstractBackground: Outcomes after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repair remain suboptimal due to recurrent pulmonary vein

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