Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Case Report: unexpected cause of cyanosis in an infant after acute exposure to high altitude-severe tricuspid regurgitation secondary to tricuspid valve prolapse

Yaru Cui, Lixia Yang, Ping Wu, Shuran Shao, Shuhua Luo, Kaiyu Zhou, Xiaoliang Liu, Chuan Wang, Hongyu DuanWest China Second University Hospital and Sichuan University. China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1335218 AbstractBackground: Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) causing cyanosis with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and right-to-left atrial shunting requires a precise diagnosis for […]

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The Epidemic of Congenital Syphilis in the Indigenous and Rural Populations of South Dakota

Narysse Nicolet, Amrita Bhagia, Megan Torve, Kessa Tribby, Nicole Poppinga, Kimberlee McKay, Maria M. Talavera-BarberUniversity of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. Monument Health. Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health CenterUnited States PediatricsPediatrics 2024; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-063823 AbstractFrom 2020 to 2023, South Dakota witnessed a substantial increase in cases of congenital syphilis (CS), with the highest rates

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Raghib Syndrome and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Liliana Gozar, Maria Oana Săsăran, Marius Cătălin Cosma, Daniela Toma, Andreea Georgiana Nan, Horea Gozar“George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology. Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases and Transplantation. Clinical County Hospital Mureș. Romania Journal of Clinical MedicineJ Clin Med 2024; 13: DOI: 10.3390/jcm13123623 AbstractBackground: Raghib syndrome is a rare malformation complex consisting of the

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Navigating Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges of Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Nidhy P. Varghese, Gabriel Altit, Megan M. Gubichuk, Roopa SiddaiahBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University. Children’s Mercy Hospital. Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.United States and Canada Journal of Clinical MedicineJ Clin Med 2024; 13: DOI: 10.3390/jcm13123417 AbstractAdvances in perinatal intensive care have significantly enhanced the survival rates of

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Identifying Key Biomarkers in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: An Investigative Approach

Farida Mindubayeva, Lyudmila Akhmaltdinova, Mariya Ospanova, Bibigul Tukbekova, Zhanat Bolatbekuly, Yuliya Niyazova, Yelena Salikhova, Olga Avdienko, Meruert AkhmetovaKaraganda Medical University. Multiprofile Hospital No. 2 of Karaganda.Kazakhstan ChildrenChildren 2024; DOI: 10.3390/children11060737 AbstractThis study assesses the utility of early biomarkers-5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)-for diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary hypertension (PH) in children with congenital

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Safety and Tolerability of Continuous Inhaled Iloprost Therapy for Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in Neonates and Infants

Amit V. Krishnan, Victoria Freniere, Rakesh Sahni, Diana P. Vargas Chaves, Sankaran S. Krishnan, Dimitrios Savva, Usha S. KrishnanColumbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. New York Medical College.United States ChildrenChildren 2024; DOI: 10.3390/children11060703 AbstractThis is a single-center retrospective study to assess the safety and tolerability of continuous inhaled iloprost use as rescue therapy

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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia-A Recipe for Severe Pulmonary Hypertension?

Deepika Sankaran, Jessa Rose A. Li, Satyan LakshminrusimhaUniversity of California, Davis.United States ChildrenChildren 2024; DOI: 10.3390/children11060673 AbstractHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the leading cause of mortality among term newborns globally. Infants born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid are at risk of developing meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) and HIE. Simultaneous occurrence of MAS and HIE is a perilous combination

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Embolization treatment of right pulmonary artery agenisis with patent ductus arteriosus causing pulmonary hypertension and hemoptysis: a case report and literature review

Fan Wei, Chang Yaowen, Wang WenhuiFirst Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University and First Hospital of Lanzhou University.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2024; 19: DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-02883-9 AbstractAs the pediatric patient with right pulmonary artery agenesis (PAA) matured, she progressively presented symptoms of pulmonary hypertension and hemoptysis. There is limited clinical literature on this condition,

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Early Infantile Diagnosis of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Complicated by Child Abuse

Brittany Tang, Stephen Pophal, Madhusudan Ganigara, Brian Funaki, Mckenna Robinette, Veena Ramaiah, Nancy Ghanayem, Michael C. Hurley, Umesh DyamenahalliUniversity of Chicago. Indiana University.United States Journal of Pediatric Clinical PracticeJ Pediatr Clin Pract 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedcp.2024.200111 AbstractWe report a rare case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) in a 4-month-old female infant with findings of child abuse. She

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Pulmonary artery and lung parenchymal growth following early versus delayed stent interventions in a swine pulmonary artery stenosis model

Ryan Pewowaruk, Joshua Hermsen, Cody Johnson, Alexandra Erdmann, Kevin Pettit, Scott Aesif, J. Carter Ralphe, Christopher J. Francois, Alejandro Roldán Alzate, Luke LamersUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison. United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCateter Carderiovas Interv 2020; 96: 1454-1464DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29326 AbstractObjectives: Compare lung parenchymal and pulmonary artery (PA) growth and hemodynamics following early and delayed PA stent interventions for treatment

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