Review Articles Concerning Pulmonary Vascular Disease

CT findings in diseases associated with pulmonary hypertension: a current review

Claudia Grosse, Alexandra GrosseMedical University of ViennaAustria RadiographicsRadiographics 2010; 30: 1753-1777DOI: 10.1148/rg.307105710 AbstractPulmonary hypertension may primarily affect either the arterial (precapillary) or the venous (postcapillary) pulmonary circulation. Pulmonary arterial hypertension may be idiopathic or arise in association with chronic pulmonary thromboembolism; pulmonary embolism caused by tumor cells, parasitic material, or foreign material; parenchymal lung disease; liver […]

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Sickle Cell Disease

MA Bender, Katie CarlbergUniversity of Washington.United States GeneReviews (Internet)GeneReviews 2023;DOI: Not Available. Bookshelf ID: NBK1377 AbstractExcerptClinical characteristics: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by intermittent vaso-occlusive events and chronic hemolytic anemia. Vaso-occlusive events result in tissue ischemia leading to acute and chronic pain as well as organ damage that can affect any organ system, including the bones, spleen,

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Cardiovascular complications of sickle cell disease: A primer for the general clinician

Chibuzo Ilonze, Gift C. Echefu, Alexandria L. Broadnax, Adedoyin Johnson, Aniekeme Etuk, Onyedika J. IlonzeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Indiana University School of Medicine. Infirmary Health Thomas Hospital.United States Journal of the National Medical AssociationJ Natl Med Assoc 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.010 AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary hemoglobinopathy

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Comprehensive Cross-sectional Imaging of the Pulmonary Veins

Cameron Hassani, Farhood SaremiKeck Hospital of the University of Southern California.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics  2017; 37: 1928-1954DOI: 10.1148/rg.2017170050 AbstractThe pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, but their importance to the radiologist extends far beyond this seemingly straightforward function. The anatomy of the pulmonary veins is variable among patients, with several noteworthy variant

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MR imaging and CT evaluation of congenital pulmonary vein abnormalities in neonates and infants

Himesh V. Vyas, S. Bruce Greenberg, Rajesh KrishnamurthyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.United States RadioGraphicsRadiographics 2012; 32: 87-98DOI: 10.1148/rg.321105764 AbstractMagnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT) are increasingly being used in diagnosis and follow-up of congenital pulmonary vein anomalies in neonates and infants. Such anomalies include total or partial anomalous pulmonary

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Etiology, diagnosis and management

Pablo Pazos-López, Cristina García-Rodríguez, Alba Guitián-González, Emilio Paredes-Galán, María Ángel De La Guarda Álvarez-Moure, Marta Rodríguez-Álvarez, José Antonio Baz-Alonso, Elvis Teijeira-Fernández, Francisco Eugenio Calvo-Iglesias, Andrés Íñiguez-RomoComplexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo and Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro.Spain World Journal of CardiologyWorld J Cardiol 2016; 8: 81-88DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i1.81 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is rare condition characterized by a challenging diagnosis

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Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A “New” Lesion

Viviane G. Nasr, Ryan Callahan, Zachary Wichner, Kirsten C. Odegard, James A. DiNardoBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAnesth Analges 2019; 129: 27-40DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003924 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disorder that leads to progressive narrowing of the extrapulmonary veins. PVS has been reported in both children and adults and in its worse iteration leads

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Neonatal sepsis and cardiovascular dysfunction I: mechanisms and pathophysiology

Sophie M. Duignan, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Kathryn Armstrong, Willem P. de Boode, Afif El-Khuffash, Orla Franklin, Eleanor J. Molloy, Infection, Inflammation, Immunology and Immunisation Section of the European Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR)Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin. University of California, Davis Children’s Hospital. British Columbia Children’s Hospital. Radboud University Medical Center and Amalia Children’s Hospital. Royal

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A hypothesis: Potential contributions of metals to the pathogenesis of pulmonary artery hypertension

C. Danielle Hopkins, Caitlin Wessel, Oscar Chen, Karim El-Hersh, Dakotah Cathey, Matthew C. Cave, Lu Cai, Jiapeng HuangUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine. University of Nebraska Medical Center. United States Life SciencesLife Sci 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122289 AbstractPulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) as the group I of give pulmonary hypertension is characterized by vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling resulting

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A Review of Serotonin in the Developing Lung and Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension

Jamie L. Archambault, Cassidy A. DelaneyUniversity of Colorado.United States BiomedicinesBiomedicines 2023; 11: DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11113049 AbstractSerotonin (5-HT) is a bioamine that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The lung serves as an important site of 5-HT synthesis, uptake, and metabolism with signaling primarily regulated by tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), the 5-HT transporter (SERT), and

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