Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Partially unroofed coronary sinus in an infant with pulmonary vein stenosis: mixed blessing

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Johua K. Stopak, Kaitlin Carr, Osamah AldossUniversity of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; 33: 490-492DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122002050 AbstractTranscatheter intervention on the pulmonary vein often requires performing transseptal puncture, which is a risky procedure. We describe a rare association of a partially unroofed coronary sinus with pulmonary vein […]

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A Canadian, retrospective, multicenter experience with selexipag for a heterogeneous group of pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients

David Youssef, Susan Richards, Sabine Lague, Catherine Sheppard, Jenna Smith, Erika Vorhies, Martin Hosking, Matthew Pietrosanu, Angela BatesStollery Children’s Hospital. Alberta Children’s Hospital. British Columbia Children’s Hospital. University of Alberta.Canada Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1055158 AbstractIntroduction: Selexipag, an oral nonprostanoid prostaglandin receptor agonist, has led to reduced morbidity and mortality in adults with pulmonary

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Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Characteristics and the Presence of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patent Ductus Arteriosus Patients who Underwent Transcatheter Closure

Po-Wei Wu, Shu-Jen Yeh, Pi-Cheng Lee, Ke-Ting Pan, Chih-Wei Tien, Yen-Chun Chao, Shan-Miao Lin, Ming-Ren Chen, Wei-Li HungMackay Children’s Hospital. Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center. Taichung Veterans General Hospital. University College of London.Taiwan and United Kingdom Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03157-2 AbstractWe investigated the hemodynamic parameters of pediatric PDA patients and focused

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Failure to Normalize Biventricular Function is Associated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Lisa S. Le, John P. Kinsella, Jason Gien, Benjamin FrankChildren’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado. United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113490 AbstractWe examined post-natal echocardiograms for 62 congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infants born from 2014 through 2020. Left and right ventricular dysfunction on D0 were sensitive while persistent dysfunction on D2 was specific

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Unusual presentation of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins in a child with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia: A case report

Kantisa Sirianansopa, Pharsai Prasertsan, Kanokpan Ruangnapa, Kantara Saelim, Phawin Kor-anantakulFaculty of Medicine Prince of Songkla University. Thailand Respirology Case ReportsRespirol Case Rep 2023; 11: DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.1089 AbstractAlveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of the pulmonary veins (ACDMPV) is a rare congenital diffuse lung disorder, with a fatal course during the neonatal period. We describe an 18-month-old boy

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Long-Term Functional Outcomes at 1-Year After Hospital Discharge in Critically Ill Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Jill E. O’Hara, Terry L. Buchmiller, Lori J. Bechard, Alireza Akhondi-Asl, Gary Visner, Catherine Sheils, Ronald Becker, Mollie Studley, Lindsay Lemire, Mary P. Mullen, Sally Vitali, Nilesh M. Mehta, Belinda Dickie, Jill M. Zalieckas, Ben D. AlbertBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePediatr Crit Care Med 2023; DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003249 AbstractObjectives: Congenital

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Factors That Impact the Timing and Removal of Gastrostomy Placement/Nissen Fundoplication in Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Kenneth Ng, Maureen A. Lefton-Greif, Sharon A. McGrath-Morrow, Joseph M. CollacoThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.United States American Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2023; 40: 672-679DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730432 AbstractObjective: The study aimed to identify factors that impact timing of gastrostomy placement/removal and Nissen fundoplication (NF) in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).Study design: Clinical data were reviewed retrospectively from

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Rheumatologic manifestations with elevated levels of IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-23 in a patient with scurvy

Masahiro Ueki, Keita Sakamoto, Noriko Nishioka, Hiroki Ohata, Takiko Nobuta, Shunichiro Takezaki, Atsushi Manabe, Masafumi YamadaHokkaido University Hospital. Rakuno Gakuen University. Japan Modern Rheumatology Case ReportsMod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023; 7: 302-306DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxac059 AbstractSymptomatic vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, is a relatively rare disease in developed countries, but it has been reported in patients with autism spectrum

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Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism (G8002A) and endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide II: Role in vascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia major

Azza Abdel Gawad Tantawy, Mourad Alfy Ramzy Tadros, Amira Abdel Moneam Adly, Eman Abdel Rahman Ismail, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Nanis Mohammed Salah Eldin, Mahitab Morsy Hussein, Mervat Abdalhameed Alfeky, Sarah Mohammed Ibrahim, Marwa Adel Hashem, Fatma Soliman, Elsayed EbeidAin Shams University. Military Medical Services and Military Medical Academy. National Research Center. Egypt CytokineCytokine 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2022.156048

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Cerebral haemodynamic response to somatosensory stimulation in preterm lambs is enhanced following sildenafil and inhaled nitric oxide administration

Ishmael Miguel Inocencio, Navneet Kaur, Nhi T. Tran, Flora Y. WongThe Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Monash Children’s Hospital and Monash University.Australia Frontiers in PhysiologyFront Physiol 2023; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1101647 AbstractBackground: Neurovascular coupling (NVC) leads to an increase in local cerebral blood flow and oxygenation in response to increased neural activity and metabolic demand. Impaired or immature

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