Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Mid-Systolic Notching of the Pulmonary Valve Doppler Signal is Highly Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension

Robert W. Loar, Christopher Tsao, Fadeke Ogunyankin, J. Kevin Wilkes, Dennis VanLoozen, Deborah Shutte, Adrian DyerCook Children’s Medical Center. TCU Burnett School of Medicine. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03285-9 AbstractMid-systolic notching (MSN) of the pulmonary valve Doppler signal represents a reflected systolic pressure wave from the pulmonary vasculature and is often seen in […]

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Failure of cutting balloon angioplasty to prevent restenosis in childhood pulmonary venous stenosis

Colin J. McMahon, Michael McDermott, Kevin P. WalshOur Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children.Ireland Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006; 68: 763-766DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20792 AbstractWe describe bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5-year-old boy. He initially presented with haemoptysis secondary to left upper lobe pulmonary vein atresia and left lower lobe stenosis and subsequently he underwent left-sided

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis

D. Byron Holt, James H. Moller, Sarah Larson, Marck C. JohnsonWashington University.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2007; 99: 568-572DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.100 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity with a high mortality rate. Relatively little is known regarding predictors of outcome or the appropriate timing of intervention. The Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: prematurity and associated conditions

David M. Drossner, Dennis W. Kim, Kevin O. Maher, William T. MahleEmory University School of Medicine.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2008; 122: e656-e661DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0075 AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare, although often lethal, anomaly. Risk factors for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis are poorly characterized. In this study we sought to identify factors associated with pulmonary vein

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Pathological findings in congenital diaphragmatic hernia on necropsy studies: A single-center case series

Chu-Yi Meng, Ji-Zhen Zou, Ying Wang, Yan-Dong Wei, Jing-Na Li, Chao Liu, Zhong Feng, Ling-Ling Cai, Ping Xiao, Li-Shang MaChildren’s Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics and Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College.China Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58: 2628-2636DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26565 AbstractIntroduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with high mortality rates and significant pulmonary morbidities. The

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Human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell DDAH1-mediated nitric oxide production promotes pulmonary smooth muscle cell apoptosis in co-culture

Hanadi Almazroue, Yi Lin, Leif D. Nelin, John C. Barba II, Avante D. Milton, Jennifer K. TrittmannAbigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The Ohio State University College of Medicine.United States American Journal of Physiol Lung Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyAm J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2023; 325: L360-L367DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00433.2021 AbstractBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the

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Think out of the box: association of left congenital diaphragmatic hernia and abnormal origin of the right pulmonary artery : A train can hide another

Arthur Gavotto, Pascal Amedro, Gilles CambonieArnaud de Villeneuve Hospital and Montpellier University Hospital. Bordeaux University Hospital and Bordeaux University.France BioMed Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2023; 23: DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04164-1 AbstractBackground: We report the occurrence of a severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a neonate affected by a left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). PH in this patient was associated with an

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Outcomes of atrioventricular septal defects with and without Down syndrome: analysis of the national inpatient database

Safwat Aly, Ibrahim Qattea, Hasan Othman, Hoang H. Nguyen, Hany Z. AlyBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Cleveland Clinic Children’s. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123003116 AbstractBackground: Controversial data exist about the impact of Down syndrome on outcomes after surgical repair of atrioventricular septal defect.Aims: (A) assess trends

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The recent surgical result of total anomalous pulmonary venous return

So-Ick Jang, Jin-Young Song, Soo-Jin Kim, Eun Young Choi, Woo Sup Shim, Chul Lee, Hong-Gook Lim, Chang Ha LeeSejong General Hospital.Republic of Korea Korean Circulation JournalKorean Circ J 2010; 40: 31-35DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.1.31 AbstractBackground and objectives: Recent surgical results from total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) are reported to have improved; however, mortality and morbidity are still high

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Non-invasive assessment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis in children using cardiac-non-gated CT with 64-slice technology

Phalla Ou, Davide Marini, David S. Celermajer, Gabriella Agnoletti, Pascal Vouhé, Daniel Sidi, Damien Bonnet, Francis BrunelleUniversité Paris Descartes and Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades.France European Journal of RadiologyEur J Radiol 2009; 70: 595-599DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.006 AbstractBackground: Management of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a diagnostic challenge. Echocardiography may be insufficient and thus cardiac catheterization remains the reference

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