Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease or Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Cardiac Fibrosis in the Pressure Overloaded Left and Right Ventricle as a Therapeutic Target

Katharina Schimmel, Kenzo Ichimura, Sushma Reddy, Francois Haddad, Edda SpiekerkoetterStanford University School of Medicine. United States Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.886553 AbstractMyocardial fibrosis is a remodeling process of the extracellular matrix (ECM) following cardiac stress. “Replacement fibrosis” is a term used to describe wound healing in the acute phase of an […]

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Effects of a Long-Term Wearable Activity Tracker-Based Exercise Intervention on Cardiac Morphology and Function of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Maria Anifanti, Stavros Giannakoulakos, Elpis Hatziagorou, Asterios Kampouras, John Tsanakas, Asterios Deligiannis, Evangelia KouidiAristotle University of Thessaloniki and Hippokration Hospital. Greece SensorsSensors 2022; 22: DOI: 10.3390/s22134884 AbstractSeveral studies have shown that patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), even at a young age, have pulmonary and cardiac abnormalities. The main complications are cardiac right ventricular (RV) systolic and/or

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Natural history of Myhre syndrome

David Dawei Yang, Marlene Rio, Caroline Michot, Nathalie Boddaert, Wael Yacoub, Nicolas Garcelon, Briac Thierry, Damien Bonnet, Sophie Rondeau, Dominique Herve, Stephanie Guey, Francois Angoulvant, Valerie Cormier‑DaireUniversité de Paris. Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades. INSERM U. Hôpital Lariboisière. France Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesOrphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17: DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02447-x AbstractBackground: Myhre syndrome (MS) is a rare

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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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Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism (G8002A) and endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide II: Role in vascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia major

Azza Abdel Gawad Tantawy, Mourad Alfy Ramzy Tadros, Amira Abdel Moneam Adly, Eman Abdel Rahman Ismail, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Nanis Mohammed Salah Eldin, Mahitab Morsy Hussein, Mervat Abdalhameed Alfeky, Sarah Mohammed Ibrahim, Marwa Adel Hashem, Fatma Soliman Elsayed EbeidAin Shams University. Military Medical Services and Military Medical Academy.Egypt CytokineCytokine 2023; 161: DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2022.156048 AbstractBackground: Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor, stimulates production of reactive oxygen species. Endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide-II (EMAP-II) is a multifunctional polypeptide.Aim: To assess ET-1 gene polymorphism

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The long-term efficacy in blood transfusions, hematologic parameter changes, and complications after splenectomy in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Nichanan Osataphan, Somying Dumnil, Adisak Tantiworawit, Teerachat Punnachet, Nonthakorn Hantrakun, Pokpong Piriyakhuntorn, Thanawat Rattanathammethee, Sasinee Hantrakool, Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, Ekarat Rattarittamrong, Lalita Norasetthada, Kanda Fanhchaksai, Pimlak CharoenkwanChiang Mai University. Thailand Transfusion and Apheresis ScienceTransfus Apher Sci 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2022.103620 AbstractBackground: A splenectomy can reduce transfusion requirements in patients with thalassemia. However, the role of a splenectomy remains controversial

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Hemodynamic Characteristics After Fontan Procedure in Patients with Down’s Syndrome

Masakazu Otsuka, Yoshihiko Kodama, Ayako Kuraoka, Yuichi Ishikawa, Makoto Nakamura, Toshihide Nakano, Hideaki Kado, Shintaro Umemoto, Ayako Ishikita, Ichiro Sakamoto, Tomomi Ide, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Koichi SagawaFukuoka Children’s Hospital. Kyushu University Hospital.Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2022; 43: 360-365DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02727-6 AbstractPatients with Down’s syndrome (DS) are generally regarded as not being good candidates for the Fontan procedure. However,

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Case Report: A Rare Syncope Case Caused by Abernethy II and a Review of the Literature

Xue-qin Lin, Jing-yi Rao, Yi-fei Xiang, Li-wei Zhang, Xiao-ling Cai, Yan-song Guo, Kai-yang LinShengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University and Fujian Provincial Hospital. Fujian Clinical Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular DiseaseFront Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 8: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.784739 AbstractBackground: Abernethy malformation is an extremely rare anomaly of the splanchnic venous system, and

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Development of a PET/MRI exercise stress test for determining cardiac glucose dependence in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Gregory P. Barton, Philip A. Corrado, Christopher J. Francois, James R. Runo, Naomi C. Chesler, Alan B. McMillan, Oliver Wieben, Kara N. GossUniversity of Wisconsin. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. University of California-Irvine. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12025 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Connective Tissue DiseasePulmonary Hypertension Associated

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Long-term outcomes of living-donor lobar lung transplantation

Seiichiro Sugimoto, Hiroshi Date, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Shinji Otani, Megumi Ishihara, Masaomi Yamane, Shinichi ToyookaOkayama University Hospital. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 164: 440-448DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.08.090 AbstractObjective: Although living-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) enables an intermediate survival similar to cadaveric lung transplantation, the long-term outcome remains unknown. We

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