Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Risk Stratification

Classification and Predictors of Right Ventricular Functional Recovery in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Franz P. Rischard, Roberto J. Bernardo, Rebecca R. Vanderpool, Deborah H. Kwon, Tuschar Acharya, Margaret M. Park, Austin Katrynuik, Michael Insel, Saad Kubba, Roberto Badagliacca, A. Brett Larive, Robert Naeije, Joe G. N. Garcia, Gerald J. Beck, Serpil C. Erzurum, Robert P. Frantz, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna R. Hemnes, Nicholas S. Hill, Evelyn M. Horn, […]

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Prenatal MRI assessment of mediastinal shift angle as a feasible and effective risk stratification tool in isolated right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Wen Ding, Yuanyuan Gu, Kaiyu Wang, Huiying Wu, Xiachun Zhang, Rui Zhang, Hongying Wang, Li Huang, Junjian Lv, Bo Xia, Wei Zhong, Qiuming He, Longlong HouGuangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center and Guangzhou Medical University. China European RadiologyEur Radiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10178-1 AbstractObjectives: To develop a mediastinal shift angle (MSA) measurement method applicable to right-sided congenital diaphragmatic

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NT-proBNP Is a Predictor of Mortality in Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease

Susanne J. Maurer, Veronika Habdank, Jürgen Hörer, Peter Ewert, Oktay TutarelGerman Heart Centre Munich and Technical University of Munich. Ludwig-Maximilians Universität.Germany Journal of Clinical MedicineJ Clin Med 2023; 12DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093101 AbstractBackground: About 5-10% of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) will develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is associated with significant mortality. Studies on risk factors for

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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Derived Left Ventricular Eccentricity Index and Right Ventricular Mass Measurements Predict Outcome in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Meindina G. Haarman, Iris Coenraad, Quint A. J. Hagdorn, Hans L. Hillege, Tineke P. Willems, Rolf M. F. Berger, Johannes M. DouwesBeatrix Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center Groningen. Netherlands ChildrenChildren 2023; 10DOI: 10.3390/children10040756 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with increased right ventricular (RV) afterload, affecting RV remodeling and RV performance, a major determinant of

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Novel scoring tool of hypoxemic respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension for defining severity of persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn

Sage Timberline, Avni Bhatt, Sherzana Sunderji, Daniel J. Tancredi, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Heather SiefkesUniversity of Virginia. University of California, Davis. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01762-w AbstractObjective: To obtain preliminary validity data for a hypoxemic respiratory failure/pulmonary hypertension (HRF/PH) score for classifying persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).Study design: Retrospective chart review of 100 consecutive

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Dynamics of pulmonary hypertension severity in the first 48 h in neonates with prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Judith Leyens, Lukas Schroeder, Annegret Geipel, Christoph Berg, Bartolomeo Bo, Lotte Lemloh, Neil Patel, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University of Bonn.  Royal Hospital for Children.Germany and United Kingdom Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1164473 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is one of the major contributing factors to the high morbidity and mortality in neonates with congenital

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis among premature infants with single-vessel disease

Eli Zettler, Brian K. Rivera, Corey Stiver, Brian Boe, Clifford Cua, Molly K. Ball, Charles V. Smith, Jonathan L. Slaughter, Bernadette Chen, Ryan Callahan, Carl H. BackesNationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University. University of Washington School of Medicine. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2021; 41: 1621-1626DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00830-9

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Inotropic score and vasoactive inotropic score as predictors of outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A single center retrospective study

Srirupa Hari Gopal, Cynthia L. Toy, Morcos Hanna, Betul Yilmaz Furtun, Joseph L. Hagan, Ahmed A. Nassr, Caraciolo J. Fernandes, Sundeep Keswani, Sharada H. GowdaBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1101546 AbstractBackground: Neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have varying degrees of pulmonary hypoplasia, pulmonary hypertension (PH)

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Prognostic value of echocardiographic parameters in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohan Pammi, Yashaswini Kelagere, Sara Koh, Amy Sisson, Joseph Hagan, Joshua Kailin, Caraciolo J. FernandesBaylor College of Medicine. Saint Peters Hospital. Rice University. Houston Academy of Medicine. United States Archives of Disease in Children Fetal and Neonatal EditionArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2023; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325257 AbstractBackground: Prognostication of mortality and decision to offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in infants

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Ductus arteriosus flow predicts outcome in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Bartolomeo Bo, Flaminia Pugnaloni, Amelia Licari, Neil Patel, Brigitte Strizek, Lotte Lemloh, Judith Leyens, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University Hospital Bonn, and University of Bonn. “Bambino Gesù” Children’s Hospital. University of Pavia. Royal Hospital for Children. Germany, Italy and United Kingdom Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58: 1711-1718DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26385 AbstractObjective: To investigate whether the pattern of flow

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