Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Mortality after Lung Transplantation for Children Bridged with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Kyle Thompson, Steven J. Staffa, Viviane G. Nasr, Jill M. Zalieckas, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Debra Boyer, Ravi R. ThiagarajanBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Annals of the American Thoracic SocietyAnn Am Thorac Soc 2022; 19: 415-423DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-250OC AbstractRationale: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used to bridge children who are wait-listed and failing conventional respiratory support for lung transplantation. Objectives: To compare […]

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Long-Term Observational Outcomes after Total Correction of Congenital Heart Disease in Korean Patients with Down Syndrome: A National Cohort Study

Ji Hee Kwak, Seung Won Lee, Hye Ryeong Cha, June Huh, I-Seok Kang, Tae-Gook Jun, Ji-Hyuk Yang, Man Yong Han, Jinyoung SongKangbuk Samsung Hospital and Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. Sejong University College of Software Convergence. CHA Bundang Medical Center and CHA University School of Medicine.Republic of Korea ChildrenChildren 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3390/children9091329 AbstractBackground: In the

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Post-operative course of pulmonary artery pressure after complete atrioventricular canal defect repair

Marie Emeline Pierre Louis, Adnan Bhutta, Adrian Holloway, Peter GaskinHouston Healthcare. University of Maryland School of Medicine. United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2022; 32: 398-404DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121002201 AbstractComplete atrioventricular canal defect is a CHD associated with intra-cardiac shunting of blood, which can lead to irreversible changes in pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary artery hypertension if

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Thiamine-responsive, life-threatening, pulmonary hypertensive crisis with encephalopathy in young infants: A case series

C. Suryakanthi, P Keerthi Kundana, Nihaal Reddy, B. Satyanarayana Reddy, Preetham Poddutoor, Akheel Rizwan, Ramesh KoankiRainbow Children’s Hospital. India European Journal of Paediatric NeurologyEur J Paediatr Neurol 2022; 36: 93-98DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.12.010 AbstractObjective: Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency (TD), although reduced in incidence, is still seen in infants. We describe a rarely reported form of infantile TD with life-threatening

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Case Report: Vitamin C combined with multiple micronutrient deficiencies is associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension in children with autistic spectrum disorder

Wirada Sakamornchai, Oraporn Dumrongwongsiri, Sirinapa SiwaromRamathibodi Hospital and Mahidol University.Thailand Frontiers in NutritionFront Nutr 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.928026 AbstractChildren with developmental and behavioral problems including autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) may have inappropriate feeding behaviors, which leads to an increased risk of multiple nutrient deficiencies. Vitamin C deficiency is one of the common nutrient deficiencies reported in

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Comparison between BNP and NT-proBNP in pediatric populations

Kwaku D. Tawiah, Caroline E. Franks, Jessica Tang, Avihu Gazit, Dennis J. Dietzen, Christopher W. FarnsworthWashington University School of Medicine. National Institutes of Health.United States Clinical BiochemistryClin Biochem 2022; 109-110: 74-78DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2022.08.003 AbstractBackground: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are essential biomarkers for the evaluation of cardiac pathologies. However, pediatric reference intervals for

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Review of the Pathologic Characteristics in Myhre Syndrome: Gain-of-Function Pathogenic Variants in SMAD4 cause a Multisystem Fibroproliferative Response

Lois J. Starr, Mark E. Lindsay, Deborah Perry, Gregory Gheewalla, Paul A. VanderLaan, Adnan Majid, Charlie Strange, George-Claudiu Costea, Adrian Lungu, Angela E. LinUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center. Harvard Medical School and MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Massachusetts General Hospital. Methodist Hospital. Tufts University School of Medicine. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Medical University of South

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MRI evaluation of right heart functions in children with mild cystic fibrosis

Hafize Otcu Temur, Alpay Alkan, Can Yilmaz Yozgat, Erkan Cakir, Hakan Yazan, Fatma Celik Yabul, Dilek Hacer Cesme, Yilmaz YozgatBezmialem Vakif University. Istanbul Medipol University.Turkey Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Youg 2022; 13: DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122003249 AbstractBackground: This study aimed to assess the ventricular anatomy, function of the right ventricle, and the haemodynamic findings of pulmonary artery in children

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Expected small left heart size in the presence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Fetal values and Z-scores for infants confirmed to have no heart disease postnatally

Anita J. Moon-Grady, Francesca A. Byrne, Leslie A. Lusk, Roberta L. KellerUniversity of California San Francisco and Benioff Children’s Hospital.United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2022; DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1083370 AbstractObjectives: In fetuses with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), left heart structures may appear small, but usually normalize after birth in the absence of structural cardiac anomalies. To decrease

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Use of Vasopressin as Rescue Therapy in Refractory Hypoxia and Refractory Systemic Hypotension in Term Neonates with Severe Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension-A Prospective Observational Study

Sachin Shah, Saleha Dhalait, Anurag Fursule, Jayant Khandare, Amita KaulSurya Mother & Child Superspeciality Hospital.India America Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2022; DOI: 10.1055/a-1969-1119 AbstractObjective: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a serious cardiorespiratory problem. PPHN is frequently associated with refractory hypoxia and hypotension, and optimal management has the potential to improve important clinical outcomes

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