Review Articles Concerning Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Multidisciplinary care of pediatric obesity and its impact on sleep: a review

Ravali Inja, Christopher CieloChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Frontiers in SleepFront Sleep 2026; 4: DOI: 10.3389/frsle.2025.1634185 AbstractPediatric obesity has emerged as a significant global health issue with multifaceted consequences, including its impact on sleep health. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) are among the serious sleep-related comorbidities in obese children, contributing to impaired […]

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Lung Transplantation and Reverse Potts Shunt for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Pediatric Population

Timothy Klouda, Wai Wong, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Jesse Esch, Maureen B. Josephson, Usha S. Krishnan, Levent Midyat, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Children’s Hospital

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Update: High altitude pulmonary edema

Peter Bärtsch, Erik R. Swenson, Marco Maggiorini, Peter D. Wagner, Robert C. Roach, Peter H. HackettUniversity of Heidelberg.Germany Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyAdv Exper Med Biol 2001; 502: 89-106DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3401-0_8 AbstractRecent high altitude studies with pulmonary artery (PA) catheterization and broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) in early high altitude pulmonary edema(HAPE) have increased our understanding of the pathogenetic

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Mini review of high altitude health problems in Ladakh

T. Norboo, H.N. Saiyed, P.T. Angchuk, P. Tsering, S.T. Angchuk, S.T. Phuntsog, M. Yahya, Steve Wood, N.G. Bruce, K.P. BallLadakh Heart Foundation.India Biomedicine and PharmacotherapyBiomed Pharmacother 2004; 58: 220-225DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2004.02.003 AbstractLadakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3-4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health

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Pulmonary edema in infants and children

Hugh O’BrodovichHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 2005; 7: 381-384DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000159780.42572.6c AbstractPurpose of review: To provide an overview of the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema and describe recent discoveries related to the clearance of airspace fluid and potential new therapies for this life-threatening disorder.Recent findings: It is clinically important to determine

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Acute high-altitude illness: a clinically orientated review

Tom Smedley, Michael PW GrocottInstitute of Child Health, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories.United Kingdom British Journal of PainBr J Pain 2013; 7: 85-94DOI: 10.1177/2049463713489539 AbstractAcute high-altitude illness is an encompassing term for the range of pathology that the unacclimatised individual can develop at increased altitude. This includes acute

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Fibrotic liver injury in biliary atresia: long-term implications

Maria Hukkinen, Mikko P PakarinenNew Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.Finland World Journal of Pediatric SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Surg 2025; 8: DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2025-001098 AbstractNormalization of serum bilirubin after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is a prerequisite for long-term native liver (NL) survival. Following a successful KPE, fibrotic liver injury progresses variably, although a significant proportion

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Gut Microbiota in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Murine Models and Human Microbial Signatures, Pathogenic Mechanisms, and Emerging Therapeutic Avenues

Yudan Qiu, Xiaojiang Lyu, Dashuang Zhang, Hong Xu, Xu He, Jiao Chen, Hanmin Liu, Yang Liu, Liang XieWest China Second University Hospital and Sichuan University. School of Life Sciences of Fudan University and West China Institute of Women and Children’s Health. Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College. Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University. Xizang

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Elevated Perspectives: Unraveling Cardiovascular Dynamics in High-Altitude Realms

Kanishk Aggarwal, Mayur Srinivas Pathan, Mayank Dhalani, Inder P. Kaur, Fnu Anamika, Vasu Gupta, Dilip Kumar Jayaraman, Rohit JainDayanand Medical College. Avalon University School of Medicine. GMERS Medical College & Hospital. University of Mississippi Medical Center. University College of Medical Sciences. Main Line Health. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.India, Curacao and United States

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Physical adaptation of children to life at high altitude

K. De Meer, H. S. A. Heymans, W. G. ZijlstraUniversity Children’s Hospital Het Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis. Beatrix Children’s Clinic and University Hospital Groningen.Netherlands European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 1995; 154: 263–272DOI: Not Availanble AbstractChildren permanently exposed to hypoxia at altitudes of > 3000 m above sea level show a phenotypical form of adaptation. Under these

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