Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Improving Outcomes in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Novel Pursuits and Paradigm Shifts

Rachel D. VanderlaanHospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSeminThorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2024; 27: 92-99DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2024.01.003 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) remains a clinical challenge, with progressive restenosis being common. In the past five years, we have seen an exponential increase in both clinical and scientific publication […]

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Off-label use of muscular VSD device for closure of a rare congenital portosystemic shunt

Hala Mounir Agha, Shady Mashoor, Mohamed Ghobashy, Antoine AbdelMassih, Hanya Gaber, Hanaa El‑KaraksyCairo University.Egypt Egyptian Heart JournalEgypt Heart J 2024; 76:DOI: 10.1186/s43044-024-00467-5 AbstractBackground: Congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) is a vascular malformation in which portal blood drains toward the systemic circulation, leading to pulmonary hypertension.Case presentation: A 10-year-old patient was brought for evaluation because of dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography

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Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Complicated by the Development of Hepatoblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Mira AlMheiri, Hala B. Mrayyan, Balaji Krishnamurthy, Ajay P. DsouzaAl Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital. Dubai Medical College. United Arab Emirates CureusCureus 2024; 16:DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54508 AbstractCongenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) or congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (CEPS) is a rare malformation. This congenital anomaly presents with a diverse array of clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic to severe complications such

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Predicting Peri-Operative Cardiorespiratory Adverse Events in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Using Echocardiography: A Cohort Study

Timothy J. W. Dawes, Valentine Woodham, Emma Sharkey, Angus McEwan, Graham Derrick, Vivek Muthurangu, Shahin Moledina, Lucy HepburnGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. University College London. , Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. United Kingdom Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03447-3 AbstractGeneral anesthesia in children with idiopathic pulmonary

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Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of physiological-based cord clamping versus immediate cord clamping in infants with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (PinC): statistical analysis plan

Emily J. J. Horn‑Oudshoorn, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Ronny Knol, Rebekka Bout‑Rebel, Arjan B. te Pas, Stuart B. Hooper, Suzan C. M. Cochius‑den Otter, Rene M. H. Wijnen, Kelly J. Crossley, Neysan Rafat, Thomas Schaible, Willem P. de Boode, Anne Debeer, Berndt Urlesberger, Calum T. Roberts, Florian Kipfmueller, Irma Capolupo, Carmen M. Burgos, Bettina E. Hansen,

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Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient

Alfredo Merino-Luna, Julio Vizcarra-AnayaSan Pablo Clinic Huaraz. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.Peru Case Reports in PediatricsCase Rep Pediatr 2020;DOI: 10.1155/2020/8871098 AbstractAcute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Here, we report two pediatric cases of reentry HAPE, from the

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High-altitude Illnesses and Air Travel: Pediatric Considerations

Nelson Villca, Adriana Asturizaga, Alexandra Heath-FreudenthalHospital Materno Infantil. Hospital de la Banca Privada. Kardiozentrum.Bolivia Pediatric Clinics of North AmericaPediatr Clin North Am 2021; 68: 305-319 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.09.015 AbstractHealthy children may present acute mountain sickness (AMS) within a few hours after arrival at high altitudes. In few cases, serious complications may occur, including high-altitude pulmonary edema and rarely

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[Reentry High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Pediatric Patients]

Luis Riaño López, Rossana Figueredo, Pablo Vásquez-HoyosFundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud.Columbia Andes PediatricaAndes Pediatr 2021; 92: 257-262DOI: 10.32641/andespediatr.v92i2.2977 AbstractIntroduction: High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) occurs when a person without adequate pulmonary adaptation ascends above 2500 meters above sea level. Usually, it is more frequent among those living at low altitudes, however, it can occur in people

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Respiratory physiology at high altitude and considerations for pediatric patients

Zvonimir Bebic, Melissa Brooks Peterson, David M. PolanerUniversity of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine.United States Paediatric AnaesthesiaPaediatr Anaesth 2022; 32: 118-125DOI: 10.1111/pan.14380 AbstractOver 150 million people, including many children, live at high altitude (>2500 m) with the majority residing in Asia and South America. With increases

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for balloon atrial septostomy in a BMPR2 variant-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension

Shoji Fukuoka, Noriyuki Kaku, Hazumu Nagata, Yusaku Nagatomo, Kanako Higashi, Daisuke Toyomura, Yuichiro Hirata, Keiichi Hirono, Kenichiro Yamamura, Shouichi OhgaKyushu University. University of Toyama.Japan Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2024; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26973 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryClass I. Heritable Pulmonary HypertensionSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed

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