Environmental Factors Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Prevalence of malnutrition in pediatric pulmonary hypertension cohort and role for registered dietitian involvement

Presley R. Crowell, Mackenzie R. Frederick, Rozmeen A. Fombin, Nidhy P. Varghese, Fadel E. RuizTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.995470 AbstractIntroduction: Pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious condition with increased risk for malnutrition due to increased caloric needs and reduced energy intake. This combination of disease […]

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chronic disease management and patient reported outcomes in patients with pulmonary hypertension: The Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry

Megan Mayer, David B. Badesch, Kelly H. Nielsen, Steven Kawut, Todd Bull, John J. Ryan, Jeffrey Sager, Sula Mazimba, Anna Hemnes, James Klinger, James Runo, John W. McConnell, Teresa DeMarco, Murali M. Chakinala, Delphine Yung, Jean Elwing, Adolfo Kaplan, Rahul Argula, Raymond Pomponio, Ryan Peterson, Peter HountrasUniversity of Colorado. University of Pennsylvania. University of Utah.

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Evaluation of Postnatal Complications in Clinical and Histological Chorioamnionitis in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Japanese Cohort Study

Shuji Ishida, Hidehiko Nakanishi, Rika Sekiya, Kohei Kawada, Yukako Kosaka, Ayano Yamaguchi, Mari Ooka, On befalf of the Neonatal Research Network of JapanKitasato University.Japan American Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2023; DOI: 10.1055/a-2113-4332 AbstractObjective: Terminating pregnancy appropriately before the intrauterine infection has progressed may have an improved prognosis for preterm infants. We evaluate how the combination of histological chorioamnionitis (hCAM) and clinical chorioamnionitis

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Assessment of Myocardial Function in Infants of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus using Deformation Imaging over the First Year of Age

Aisling Smith, Orla Franklin Mrcpch, Naomi McCallion, Fionnuala Breathnach, Afif El-KhuffashThe Rotunda Hospital. Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.Ireland Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113645 AbstractObjective: To assess serial myocardial performance and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in infants of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) over the first year of

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Rheumatologic manifestations with elevated levels of IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-23 in a patient with scurvy

Masahiro Ueki, Keita Sakamoto, Noriko Nishioka, Hiroki Ohata, Takiko Nobuta, Shunichiro Takezaki, Atsushi Manabe, Masafumi YamadaHokkaido University Hospital. Rakuno Gakuen University. Japan Modern Rheumatology Case ReportsMod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023; 7: 302-306DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxac059 AbstractSymptomatic vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, is a relatively rare disease in developed countries, but it has been reported in patients with autism spectrum

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Outcome and factors associated with undernutrition among children with congenital heart disease

Indah K. MurniI, Linda Patmasari, M. Taufik Wirawan, Nadya Arafuri, Neti Nurani, Esta Rossa Sativa, Sasmito Nugroho, NoormantoDr. Sardjito Hospital znd Universitas Gadjah Mada. Indonesia Public Library of Science OnePlos One 2023; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281753 AbstractBackground: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially among those with undernutrition. Evaluating risk factors associated with undernutrition

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Plasma level of antimony correlates with pulmonary arterial hypertension severity

Karim El-Kersha, C. Danielle Hopkins, Xiaoyong Wu, Shesh N. Rai, Lu Caie, Jiapeng HuangUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center. University of Louisville School of Medicine. University of Louisville. United States Current Research in ToxicologyCurr Res Toxicol 2022; 3: DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2022.100080 AbstractIt is unknown if environmental antimony exposure influences pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and right ventricular function. We

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Severe Congenital Syphilis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Case Series

Samia Aleem, LaShawndra Walker, Chi D. Hornik, Michael J. Smith, Chad A. Grotegut, Kristin E. D. WeimerDuke University. Wake Forest Baptist Health.United States Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalPediatr Infect Dis J 2022; 41: 335-339DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003370 AbstractBackground: There has been a 291% relative increase in congenital syphilis (CS) cases in the United States from 2015 to 2019. Although the

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The Association of Passive Smoking and Serum Urotensin-II Levels in Children

Hayrunnisa Bekis Bozkurt, Muhammed Yayla, Damla Binnetoglu, Multehan EvranKafkas University. Harran District Health of Directorate.Turkey Annals da Academia Brasileira de CienciasAn Acad Bras Cienc 2022; 94: DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220201488 AbstractUrotensin-II (UT-II) is the most powerful vasoconstrictor agent and is known to play a role in heart failure, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension and asthma. The effect of passive smoking

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A unique gut microbiota signature in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A pilot study

Arun Jose, Senu Apewokin, Walaa E. Hussein, Nicholas J. Ollberding, Jean M. Elwing, David B. HaslamUniversity of Cincinnati. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12051 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive, ultimately fatal cardiopulmonary disease associated with a number of physiologic changes, which is believed to result in imbalances

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