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Abnormal platelet aggregation in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Stephanie S. Handler, Jing Jin, Michelle T. Ogawa, Jeffrey A. Feinstein, Clara LoMedical College of Wisconsin. Stanford University.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12104 AbstractEndogenous prostacyclin stimulates pulmonary vasodilation and inhibits platelet aggregation. For the synthetic analog treprostinil, used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH), conflicting, anecdotal evidence exists regarding its effects on […]

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Surgical repair of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis: A 2-decade experience with 145 patients

L. Mac Felmly, Richard D. Mainwaring, R. Thomas Collins, Kirstie Lechich, Elisabeth Martin, Michael Ma, Frank L. HanleyStanford University and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.037 AbstractBackground: Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis (PPAS) is a relatively rare form of congenital heart disease often associated with Williams syndrome,

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Transcatheter closure of congenital portosystemic shunts – A multicenter experience

Nageswara Rao Koneti, Shweta Bakhru, Mahimarangaiah Jayranganath, Mahesh Kappanayil, Prashant Bobhate, Lakshmivenkateshiah Srinivas, Snehal Kulkarni, Usha Mandikal Kodandarama Sastry, Raman Krishna KumarRainbow Children’s Heart Institute. Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Kokilaben Ambani Hospital. Jupiter Hospital.India Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2022; 15: 114-120DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_5_22 AbstractBackground: Congenital portosystemic shunts

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Postembolization Persistence of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: A Retrospective Comparison of Coils and Amplatzer and Micro Vascular Plugs Using Propensity Score Weighting

Muhammad A. Latif, Christopher R. Bailey, Mina Motaghi, Moustafa Abou Areda, Panagis Galiasatos, Sally E. Mitchell, Clifford R. WeissJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAm J Roentgenol 2023; 220: 95-103DOI: 10.2214/AJR.21.27218 AbstractBackground. Endovascular embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) was historically performed with embolic coils. The Amplatzer Vascular Plug device (AVP) was introduced

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A rare homozygous missense GDF2 (BMP9) mutation causing PAH in siblings: Does BMP10 status contribute?

Paul Upton, Susan Richards, Angela Bates, Karen Y. Niederhoffer, Nicolas W. Morrell, Susan ChristianUniversity of Cambridge. Stollery Children’s Hospital. University of Alberta.United Kingdom and Canada American Journal of Medical Genetics Part AAm J Med Genet A 2023; 191: 228-233DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62996 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease characterized by pathological remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature causing

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Inpatient Transition From Intravenous to Inhaled Treprostinil in a Pediatric Patient

David Procaccini, Dennis Delany, Abigail Self, Patricia Lawrence Kane, John D. CoulsonJohns Hopkins HospitalUnited States Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and TherapeuticsJ Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2023; 28: 102-107DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-28.1.102 AbstractWe report a case of a 7-year old male with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, successfully transitioned from an intravenous infusion to inhaled treprostinil during inpatient admission, after his

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Transpulmonary generation of cell-free hemoglobin contributes to vascular dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension via dysregulated clearance mechanisms

Jamie E. Meegan, Vern Eric Kerchberger, Niki L. Fortune, Joel Brennan McNeil, Julie A. Bastarache, Eric D. Austin, Lorraine B. Ware, Anna R. Hemnes, Evan L. BrittainVanderbilt University Medical CenterUnited States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2023; 13: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12185 AbstractCirculating cell-free hemoglobin (CFH) is elevated in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and associated with poor outcomes but the

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Innovations in Pediatric Therapeutics Development: Principles for the Use of Bridging Biomarkers in Pediatric Extrapolation

Thomas R. Fleming, Christine E. Garnett, Laurie S. Conklin, Solange Corriol‑Rohou, Sudharshan Hariharan, Daphne Hsu, Guenther Mueller‑Velten, Yeruk Mulugeta, Ronald Portman, Mark D. Rothmann, Norman L. Stockbridge, Simon Wandel, Jialu Zhang, Lynne YaoUniversity of Washington. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Janssen Research and Development. AstraZeneca. Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Novartis Pharma AG and Novartis Pharmaceuticals.United States Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory ScienceTher Innov Regul Sci 2023; 57: 109-120DOI: 10.1007/s43441-022-00445-6 AbstractEven with recent substantive improvements in health care in pediatric populations, considerable need remains

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Hemodynamic and Clinical Response to Liver Transplantation in Children and Young Adults POPH Patients

Shiro Baba, Eri Ogawa, Kentaro Akagi, Koichi Matsuda, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Okamoto, Hideaki Okajima, Junko TakitaKyoto UniversityJapan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03121-0 AbstractPortopulmonary hypertension is an intractable form of pulmonary hypertension. Although liver transplantation is recommended for patients who respond poorly to treatments, the mechanisms by which liver transplantation improves pulmonary hypertension remain unclear. The

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Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Feasibility of Initial Recanalization Attempts with Subsequent Follow-up

Varun Aggarwal, Gary E. Stapleton, Lindsay F. Eilers, Srinath Gowda, Manish Bansal, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa K. Webb, Asra Khan, Henri JustinoBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s HospitalUnited States Current Problems in CardiologyCurr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48: DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101463 AbstractPulmonary vein atresia (PVA) may lead to pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, and death. Transcatheter or surgical treatments have rarely been offered to this population because of perceived poor outcomes. We describe single center

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