Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Association between early pulmonary arterial pressure measurements and bronchopulmonary dysplasia or mortality in very preterm infants: a prospective cohort study

Mustafa Senol Akin, Gökce Kas, Emre Aydin, Aslihan Kose Cetinkaya, Ibrahim Ece, Fatma Nur Sari, Evrim Alymac DizdarAnkara City Hospital Children’s Hospital and University of Health Sciences.Turkey Archives of Disease in Children Fetal and Neonatal EditionArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2024; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327169 AbstractBackground: Prematurity is a significant risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia related pulmonary artery pressure.Objective: To […]

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Complex Pulmonary Artery Rehabilitation in Children with Alagille Syndrome: An Early Single-Center Experience of a Successful Collaborative Work

Farida Karim, Gurumurthy Hiremath, Juan Carlos Samayoa, Sameh M. SaidMasonic Children’s Hospital and University of Minnesota. Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College. Alexandria University.United States and Egypt Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseJ Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11: DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11080232 AbstractObjective: In this paper, we share our single-center experience of successful

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Successful surgical repair of isolated supra-cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) with venous confluence stenosis using dual anastomosis: a case report from Syria

Ghaith Hasan, Abdulrahman Almjersah, Mohamed YounesChildren’s University Hospital and Damascus University. Syria Journal of Surgical Case ReportsJ Surg Case Rep 2024; DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjae621 AbstractWe present the case of a 7-month-old female infant with a history of recurrent respiratory infections and symptoms of respiratory distress during feeding. Echocardiography isolated revealed supracardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with

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Utility of the oxygenation index in management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a report from a Thai University Surgical Centre

Issariyaporn Kulngamnetr, Pharuhad Pongmee, Paul D. Losty, Suraida Aeesoa, Ampaipan BoonthaiRamathibodi Hospital and Mahidol University. University of Liverpool. Thailand and United Kingdom Pediatric Surgery InternationalPediatr Surg Int 2024; 40: DOI: 10.1007/s00383-024-05848-0 AbstractBackground: Oxygenation index (OI) is associated with severity of newborn pulmonary hypertension (PH) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Higher OI may indicate worst degree(s) of PH.Objectives: This

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Anchoring guide catheter to facilitate recanalising occluded pulmonary vein in small children: a novel technique

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Samantha Muller, Mohsen Karimi, Osamah AldossKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. Stead Family Children’s Hospital and University of Iowa.Saudi Arabia and United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951124025605 AbstractTranscatheter pulmonary vein recanalisation is challenging. Herein, we described a novel technique facilitating the recanalisation of occluded three pulmonary veins in

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The effects of standardized intravenous treprostinil in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients after total cavo-pulmonary connection procedure

Xiaofeng Wang, Shilin Wang, Ruihuan Shen, Zhongyuan Lu, Xu WangFuwai Hospital, Beijing Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China European Journal of Medical ResearchEur J Med Res 2024; 29: DOI: 10.1186/s40001-024-02077-y AbstractObjective: Total cavo-pulmonary connection (TCPC) is a palliative treatment for single ventricular malformations. For high-risk patients (preoperative mean pulmonary arterial pressure,

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Association of Right Ventricular Dysfunction with Risk of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Infants with Pulmonary Hypertension

Rossana Romero Orozco, Tazuddin A. Mohammed, Kerri Carter, Shaaron Brown, Stephen Miller, Roy T. Sabo, Meredith Campbell Joseph, Uyen Truong, Megha Nair, Victoria Anderson, Jie Xu, Judith A. Voynow, Karen D. Hendricks-MuñozChildren’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and University of Florida.  Children’s National

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Navigating Pediatric Cor Pulmonale: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis and Management

Yash Thakur, Revat J. Meshram, Amar TaksandeJawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research.India CureusCureus 2024; 16: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.67782 AbstractPediatric cor pulmonale, characterized by right ventricular dysfunction due to chronic pulmonary hypertension, presents significant diagnostic and management challenges. This comprehensive review delves into this complex condition’s etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies,

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Variation and significance of serum microRNA-21 level in pediatric pulmonary artery hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

Yanming Shen, Dongshan Liao, Wenlin Shangguan, Liangwan ChenFujian Medical University. Union Hospital. Fuzhou Changle District People’s Hospital.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2024; DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1424679 AbstractObjective: This study strives to the variation and significance of microRNA-21 (miR-21) in children with congenital heart disease (CHD)-related pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH).Methods: Children with CHD (n = 179) were selected as subjects,

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Impact of general anesthesia on the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Charles T. Simpkin, Billy J. McElroy, Gareth J. Morgan, David Dunbar Ivy, Dale A. Burkett, Mark D. Twite, Benjamin S. FrankUniversity of Colorado Denver. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2024; DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12435 AbstractOne of the great diagnostic challenges for children with pulmonary arterial hypertension is the need for general anesthesia (GA) to enable successful right heart

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