Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

A deeper look into the functions of right ventricle using three-dimensional echocardiography: the forgotten ventricle in children with systemic lupus erythematosus

Shaimaa Rakha, Ayman Hammad, Hala Elmarsafawy, Mai S. Korkor, Riham EidMansoura University Children’s Hospital. Egypt European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-04936-y AbstractStudies on the right ventricular dysfunction (RV) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are limited, particularly in the pediatric age group. The study aimed to identify subclinical RV alterations in childhood-onset SLE […]

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Hemodynamic Effects of a High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation Open-Lung Strategy in Critically Ill Children With Acquired or Congenital Cardiac Disease

Pauline de Jager, Martha A. Q. Curley, Ira M. Cheifetz, Martin C. J. KneyberBeatrix Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center Groningen. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania. Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Netherlands and United States Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePediatr Crit Care Med 2023; DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003211

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Impact of preterm premature rupture of membranes and oligohydramnios on in-hospital outcomes of very-low-birthweight infants

Min Soo Kim, Sol Kim, Yumi Seo, Moon-Yeon Oh, Sook Kyung YumThe Catholic University of Korea.Republic of Korea Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal MedicineJ Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023; 36: DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2195523 AbstractObjective: To analyze neonatal outcomes in very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants depending on the presence of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), oligohydramnios, or both.Methods: The electronic medical

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Prognostic value of echocardiographic parameters in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mohan Pammi, Yashaswini Kelagere, Sara Koh, Amy Sisson, Joseph Hagan, Joshua Kailin, Caraciolo J. FernandesBaylor College of Medicine. Saint Peters Hospital. Rice University. Houston Academy of Medicine. United States Archives of Disease in Children Fetal and Neonatal EditionArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2023; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325257 AbstractBackground: Prognostication of mortality and decision to offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in infants

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Paediatrics Represents Still a Serious Challenge: A Case Series Study

Pier Paolo Bassareo, Paola Argiento, Colin Joseph McMahon, Esme Dunne, Kevin Patrick Walsh, Maria Giovanna Russo, Michele D’AltoMater Misercordiae University Hospital. Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin. University College Dublin. Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” and Ospedale Monaldi. Ireland and Italy ChildrenChildren 2023; 10: DOI: 10.3390/children10030518 AbstractIntroduction: Paediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) represents a heterogeneous illness that is responsible

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Outcome and factors associated with undernutrition among children with congenital heart disease

Indah K. MurniI, Linda Patmasari, M. Taufik Wirawan, Nadya Arafuri, Neti Nurani, Esta Rossa Sativa, Sasmito Nugroho, NoormantoDr. Sardjito Hospital znd Universitas Gadjah Mada. Indonesia Public Library of Science OnePlos One 2023; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281753 AbstractBackground: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially among those with undernutrition. Evaluating risk factors associated with undernutrition

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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Perinatal Prognostic Factors and Short-Term Outcomes in a Single-Center Series

Camilla Pagliara, Elisa Zambaiti, Giulia Brooks, Luca Bonadies, Costanza Tognon, Sabrina Salvadori, Alberto Sgrò, Francesco Fascetti LeonUniversitary Hospital of Padova. Paediatric Hospital of Torino.Italy ChildrenChildren 2023; 10: DOI: 10.3390/children10020315 AbstractBackground: Many prognostic factors for CDH patients are described and validated in the current literature: the size of diaphragmatic defects, need for patch repair, pulmonary hypertension and

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Identification of potential serum biomarkers for congenital heart disease children with pulmonary arterial hypertension by metabonomics

Nan Jin, Mengjie Yu, Xiaoyue Du2, Zhiguo Wu, Changlin Zhai, Haihua Pan, Jinping Gu, Baogang XieZhejiang University of Technology. Medical College of Jiaxing University. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. China BioMed Central Cardiovascular DisordersBMC Cardiovasc Dis 2023; 23: DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03171-5 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a common complication in patients with congenital heart disease. In

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A multidisciplinary approach to severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia is associated with resolution of pulmonary hypertension

Delphine Yung, Emma O. Jackson, Alyssa Blumenfeld, Gregory Redding, Robert Di Geronimo, John K. McGuire, Meredith Riker, William Tressel, Sara Berkelhamer, Laurie C. EldredgeUniversity of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Emory University School of Medicine. United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1077422 AbstractObjective: To describe our multidisciplinary bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) consult

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Flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric patients with Down syndrome: A case-control study of the indications, findings, and complications

Noga Arwas, Aviv Goldbart, Micha Aviram, Yotam Dizitzer, Itay Pansky, Inbal Golan-TriptoSoroka University Medical Center. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.Israel Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58: 1658-1664DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26371 AbstractBackground: Children with Down syndrome (DS) often undergo flexible bronchoscopies (FB) due to common respiratory symptoms.Objective: To examine the indications, findings, and complications of FB in pediatric DS patients.Methods: A retrospective case-control

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