Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Implementation of an Inhaled Nitric Oxide Weaning Protocol and Stewardship in a Level 4 NICU to Decrease Inappropriate Use

Walid A. Hussain, Deborah S. Bondi, Pooja Shah, Sherwin E. Morgan, Sudhir Sriram, Michael D. SchreiberLoyola University Medical Center. University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital. United States Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and TherapeuticsJ Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2022; 27: 284-291DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-27.3.284 AbstractObjective: Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is an effective but expensive treatment of pulmonary hypertension in newborns, […]

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Expanding ACTA2 genotypes with corresponding phenotypes overlapping with smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome

Anita Kaw, Kaveeta Kaw, Ellen M. Hostetler, Ana Beleza-Meireles, Adam Smith-Collins, Catherine Armstrong, Ingrid Scurr, Timothy Cotts, Rajani Aatre, Michael J. Bamshad, Dawn Earl, Abraham Groner, Katherine Agre, Yehuda Raveh, Callie S. Kwartler, Dianna M. MilewiczMcGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. St Michael’s Hospital. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. University

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Vitamin D Levels and Cardiopulmonary Status in Infants with Acute Bronchiolitis

Ana Estalella-Mendoza, Ana Castellano-Martinez, Jose Carlos Flores-Gonzalez, Lorena Estepapedregosa, Patricia Rodriguez-Campoy, Moises Rodriguez-GonzalezPuerta del Mar University Hospital. Spain Indian PediatricsIndian Pediatr 2022; 59: 384-387DOI: Not Available AbstractBackground: To assess association of Vitamin D deficiency with cardiac and pulmonary status in infants with acute bronchiolitis.Methods: Infants hospitalized with acute bronchiolitis were enrolled and classified as those with serum

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Cardiac involvement in two rare neuromuscular diseases: LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy and SELENON-related myopathy

Karlijn Bouman, Madelief Gubbels, Frederik M. A. van den Heuvel, Jan T. Groothuis, Corrie E. Erasmus, Robin Nijveldt, Floris E. A. Udink ten Cate, Nicol C. VoermansRadboud University Medical Center and Amalia Children’s Hospital. Netherlands Neuromuscular DisordersNeuromuscul Disord 2022; 32: 635-642DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2022.06.004 AbstractLAMA2-related muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-MD) and SELENON(SEPN1)-related myopathy (SELENON-RM) are rare neuromuscular diseases caused by

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Effects of Ponderal Index on Neonatal Mortality and Morbidities in Extremely Premature Infants

Jae Kyoon Hwang, Ha-Na Kang, Ja-Hye Ahn, Hyun Ju Lee, Hyun-Kyung Park, Chang-Ryul KimHanyang University Guri Hospital. Cheongju St. Mary’s Hospital. Hanyang University Seoul Hospital. Republic of Korea Journal of Korean Medical ScienceJ Korean Med Sci 2022; 37: DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e198 AbstractBackground: To evaluate how intrauterine stress affects extremely premature infants in terms of intrauterine growth restriction. We

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Postoperative Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Systemic Inflammatory Response in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects

Maria Francilene S. Souza, Juliano G. Penha, Nair Y. Maeda, Filomena R. B. G. Galas, Kelly C. O. Abud, Eloisa S. Carvalho, Ana Maria Thomaz, Claudia R. P. Castro, Juliana Pereira, Antonio Augusto LopesUniversity of São Paulo School of Medicine. Brazil Mediators of InflammationMediator Inflamm 2022; DOI: 10.1155/2022/3977585 AbstractThere is scarce information about the relationships between

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Response categorization and outcomes in extremely premature infants born at 22-26 weeks gestation that received inhaled nitric oxide for hypoxic respiratory failure

Timothy J. Boly, John M. Dagle, Jonathan M. Klein, Danielle R. Rios, Patrick J. McNamara, Regan E. GiesingerUniversity of Iowa.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2023; 43: 324-331DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01582-4 AbstractObjective: To evaluate the outcomes of extremely premature infants who received inhaled nitric oxide(iNO) for hypoxic respiratory failure(HRF).Study design: Retrospective analysis of 107 infants born 22-26 weeks gestation who

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Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries in Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Fan Yang, Qiang Wang, Hong Meng, Ge-Jun Zhang, Ju-Xian YangFuwai Hospital, Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 113: e125-e127DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.062 AbstractDevelopment of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries are strongly associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease. However, they have rarely been reported

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Altered Lung Microbiome and Metabolome Profile in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With Congenital Heart Disease

Runwei Ma, Liming Cheng, Yi Song, Yi Sun, Wenting Gui, Yao Deng, Chao Xie, Min LiuFuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital. Kunming Children’s Hospital. China Frontiers in MedicineFront Med 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.940784 AbstractBackgrounds: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by progressive pulmonary vascular functional and structural changes, resulting in increased pulmonary vascular resistance and eventually right heart failure

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Treatment and prognosis of Scimitar syndrome: A retrospective analysis in a single center of East China

Kai Wang, Xinyi Xu, Tingliang Liu, Wei Gao, Ying GuoShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022; DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.973796 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation; its optimal management remains controversial. This study aims to present the clinical experience

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