Review Articles Concerning Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Meconium aspiration syndrome: a comprehensive review

Ahmed Osman, Cecilie Halling, Mary Crume, Hayat Al Tabosh, Namrita Odackal, Molly K. BallThe Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01708-2 AbstractMeconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a complex respiratory disease that continues to be associated with significant morbidities and mortality. The pathophysiological mechanisms of MAS include airway […]

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Recent Advances in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment

Rachel T. Sullivan, J. Usha Raj, Eric D. AustinVanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carrell Jr Children’s Hospital. University of Illinois at Chicago.United States Clinical TherapyClin Ther 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.07.001 AbstractPurpose: Pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure, which has the potential to be life-limiting. The etiology of pediatric PH varies.

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The use of high dose octreotide in management of neonatal chylothorax: Review

M. A. AlhasoonUnaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Qassim University.Saudi Arabia Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal MedicineJ Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021; 14: 457-461DOI: 10.3233/NPM-200644 AbstractBackground: Being a rare condition, the incidence of chylothorax among neonates is low, but the mortality rate is high. In a dire effort to reduce the risk of death, octreotide treatment

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Drugs in Focus: Octreotide Use in Children With Gastrointestinal Disorders

Emmanuel Mas, Osvaldo Borrelli, Ilse Broekaert, J. Martin de-Carpi, Jernej Dolinsek, Erasmo Miele, Corina Pienar, C. Ribes Koninckx, Ruth-Anne Thomassen, Mike Thomson, Christo Tzivinikos, Marc A. BenningaHôpital des Enfants and Université de Toulouse. Great Ormond Street Hospital. University Hospital Cologne and University of Cologne. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. University Medical Centre Maribor. University of

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Medical Interventions for Chylothorax and their Impacts on Need for Surgical Intervention and Admission Characteristics: A Multicenter, Retrospective Insight

Rohit S. Loomba, Joshua Wong, Megan Davis, Sarah Kane, Brian Heenan, Juan S. Farias, Enrique G. Villarreal, Saul FloresChicago Medical School and Advocate Children’s Hospital. Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud. Texas Children’s Hospital.United States and Mexico Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2021; 42: 543-553DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02512-x AbstractThe incidence of chylothorax is reported from 1-9% in pediatric

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Plastic Bronchitis in Adult and Pediatric Patients: A Review of its Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Niel Patel, Mayur Patel, Ravali Inja, Armin Krvavac, Andrew J. LechnerSaint Louis University School of Medicine. United States Missouri MedicineMo Med 2021; 118: 363-373DOI Not Available AbstractPurpose of study: Plastic Bronchitis (PB) is a rare pulmonary condition characterized by the presence of casts in the trachea or bronchial tree. While there are many individual cases reported

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A clinical guideline for structured assessment of CT-imaging in congenital lung abnormalities

Sergei M. Hermelijna, Bernadette B. L. J. Elders, Pierluigi Ciet, René M. H. Wijnena, Harm A. W. M. Tiddens, J. Marco SchnaterErasmus University Medical Centre and Sophia Children’s Hospital.Netherlands Paediatric Respiratory ReviewsPaediatr Respir Rev 2021; 37: 80-88DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2019.12.004 AbstractObjectives: To develop a clinical guideline for structured assessment and uniform reporting of congenital lung abnormalities (CLA) on Computed

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Pulmonary sequestration: What the radiologist should know

Michela Gabelloni, Lorenzo Faggioni, Sandra Accogli, Giacomo Aringhieri, Emanuele NeriUniversity of Pisa.Italy Clinical ImagingClin Imag 2021; 73: 61-72DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.11.040 AbstractPulmonary sequestration consists of a nonfunctioning mass of lung tissue, either sharing the pleural envelope of the normal lung (intralobar) or with its own pleura (extralobar), lacking normal communication with the tracheobronchial tree and receiving its arterial

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Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Pei-Ni Jone, D. Dunbar Ivy, Amanda Hauck, Tara Karamlou, Uyen Truong, Ryan D. Coleman, Juan Pablo Sandoval, María Jesús del Cerro Marín, Pirooz Eghtesady, Kathryn Tillman, Usha S. KrishnanLurie Children’s Hospitaland Northwestern University. University of Colorado. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Children’s National Hospital. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Ignacio Chavez National Institute of

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Treatment approach to unilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis

Gurumurthy Hiremath, Athar M. Qureshi, Jeffery Meadows, Varun AggarwalUniversity of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco.United States Trends in Cardiovascular MedicineTrends Cardiovasc Med 2021; 31: 179-184DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2020.02.001 AbstractUnilateral proximal pulmonary artery stenosis is often seen in the setting of

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