Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Sildenafil in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Friend or Foe?

Irina Branescu, Simona Vladareanu, Sandeep Shetty, Dragos Ovidiu Alexandru, Anay, KulkarniCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. St. George’s University Hospital. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova. Royal Brompton Hospital.Romania and United Kingdom Current Health Sciences JournalCurr Health Sci J 2023; 49: 319-324DOI: 10.12865/CHSJ.49.03.03 AbstractIntroduction: Sildenafil is a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor used to treat pulmonary hypertension, although […]

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Guidelines and Recommendations for Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography and Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography

Patrick J. McNamara, Amish Jain, Afif El-Khuffash, Regan Giesinger, Dany Weisz, Lindsey Freud, Philip T. Levy, Shazia Bhombal, Willemde Boode, Tina Leone, Bernadette Richards, Yogen Singh, Jennifer M. Acevedo, John Simpson, Shahab Noori, Wyman W. LaiUniversity of Iowa. University of Toronto. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Emory

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Stent Implantation Across the Atrial Flow Regulator Device

Enrico Piccinelli, Fausto Frazzetto, Mara Pilati, Gianfranco ButeraBambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute. Politecnico di Torino. Università del Piemonte Orientale. Italy Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03405-z AbstractThe Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR) is a self-expandable double-disc device with a central fenestration, intended to maintain a calibrated communication across the interatrial septum. We reported for the first time

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Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Faith Zhua, Caio Barbosa de Oliveira, Nada Mohsen, Ashraf Kharrat, Poorva Deshpande, Luc Mertens, Amish JainMount Sinai Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Early Human DevelopmentEarly Hum Dev 2024; 190DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.105942 AbstractBackground: Right ventricular dysfunction, typically qualitatively diagnosed (Q-RVd) in preterm infants, requires echocardiography which is not always acutely available. We aimed to identify

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Survival of Infants With Severe Congenital Kidney Disease After ECMO and Kidney Support Therapy

Kara Short, Martha McBride, ScottAnderson, Rachel Miller, Daryl Ingram, Carl Coghill, Brian Sims, David AskenaziChildren’s of Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2024; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062717 AbstractCongenital kidney failure not only affects the homeostatic functions of the kidney, but also affects neonatal respiratory integrity. Until recently, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support was not used

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Survival outcomes for congenital heart disease from Southern Malaysia: results from a congenital heart disease registry

Mohd Nizam Mat Bah, Aina Salwa Kasim, Mohd Hanafi Sapian, Emieliyuza Yusnita AliasHospital Sultanah Aminah.Malaysia Archives of Diseases in ChildhoodArch Dis Child 2024;DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326622 AbstractObjective: Limited population-based studies are available on the survival of congenital heart disease (CHD) from lower- and middle-income countries. Therefore, we evaluated the survival from birth until 15 years and associated factors for

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Rescuing lung development through embryonic inhibition of histone acetylation

Giangela Stokes, Zhuowei Li, Nicole Talaba, William Genthe, Maria B. Brix, Betty Pham, Mark D. Weihold, Gracia Sandok, Rebecca Hernan, Julia Wynn, Haiyang Tang, Diana M. Tabima, Allison Rodgers, Timothy A. Hacker, Naomi C. Chesler, Pan Zhang, Rabi Murad, Jason X.-J. Yuan, Yufeng Shen, Wendy K. Chung, David J. McCulleyUniversity of California, San Diego. University

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Short term effect of intravenous treprostinil in term and preterm infants with pulmonary hypertension

Yoo-Jin Kim, Seung Han Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk KimChung-buk National University Hospital. Seoul National University College of Medicine. Seoul National University Children’s Hospital. Republic of Korea BioMed Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2024; 23:DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04501-4 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening condition in newborns. We aimed to assess the clinical and echocardiographic responses of term and preterm infants

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Effect of face mask on pulmonary artery pressure during echocardiography in children and adolescents

Alireza Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Sabri, Zohreh Sadat NavabiIsfahan University of Medical Sciences.Iran Clinical and Experimental PediatricsClin Exp Pediatr 2024;DOI: 10.3345/cep.2023.01172 AbstractBackground: Face masks have become an important tool for preventing the spread of respiratory diseases. However, we hypothesized that face masks with reduced nasal airflow may alter pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP).Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the

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Pulsed Doppler assessment of pulmonary vein obstruction.

Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Helder Pauperio, Lee Benson, Robert M. Freedom, Richard D. RoweHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada American Heart JournalAm Heart J 1985; 110: 483-486DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(85)90174-7 AbstractStenosis of the individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition, often presenting as recurrent pneumonia. Apart from radiologic features suggestive of pulmonary venous congestion, cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography have

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