Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Utility of the oxygenation index in management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a report from a Thai University Surgical Centre

Issariyaporn Kulngamnetr, Pharuhad Pongmee, Paul D. Losty, Suraida Aeesoa, Ampaipan BoonthaiRamathibodi Hospital and Mahidol University. University of Liverpool. Thailand and United Kingdom Pediatric Surgery InternationalPediatr Surg Int 2024; 40: DOI: 10.1007/s00383-024-05848-0 AbstractBackground: Oxygenation index (OI) is associated with severity of newborn pulmonary hypertension (PH) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Higher OI may indicate worst degree(s) of PH.Objectives: This […]

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Anchoring guide catheter to facilitate recanalising occluded pulmonary vein in small children: a novel technique

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Samantha Muller, Mohsen Karimi, Osamah AldossKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. Stead Family Children’s Hospital and University of Iowa.Saudi Arabia and United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951124025605 AbstractTranscatheter pulmonary vein recanalisation is challenging. Herein, we described a novel technique facilitating the recanalisation of occluded three pulmonary veins in

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The effects of standardized intravenous treprostinil in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients after total cavo-pulmonary connection procedure

Xiaofeng Wang, Shilin Wang, Ruihuan Shen, Zhongyuan Lu, Xu WangFuwai Hospital, Beijing Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China European Journal of Medical ResearchEur J Med Res 2024; 29: DOI: 10.1186/s40001-024-02077-y AbstractObjective: Total cavo-pulmonary connection (TCPC) is a palliative treatment for single ventricular malformations. For high-risk patients (preoperative mean pulmonary arterial pressure,

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Association of Right Ventricular Dysfunction with Risk of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Infants with Pulmonary Hypertension

Rossana Romero Orozco, Tazuddin A. Mohammed, Kerri Carter, Shaaron Brown, Stephen Miller, Roy T. Sabo, Meredith Campbell Joseph, Uyen Truong, Megha Nair, Victoria Anderson, Jie Xu, Judith A. Voynow, Karen D. Hendricks-MuñozChildren’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and University of Florida.  Children’s National

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Navigating Pediatric Cor Pulmonale: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis and Management

Yash Thakur, Revat J. Meshram, Amar TaksandeJawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research.India CureusCureus 2024; 16: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.67782 AbstractPediatric cor pulmonale, characterized by right ventricular dysfunction due to chronic pulmonary hypertension, presents significant diagnostic and management challenges. This comprehensive review delves into this complex condition’s etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies,

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Variation and significance of serum microRNA-21 level in pediatric pulmonary artery hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

Yanming Shen, Dongshan Liao, Wenlin Shangguan, Liangwan ChenFujian Medical University. Union Hospital. Fuzhou Changle District People’s Hospital.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2024; DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1424679 AbstractObjective: This study strives to the variation and significance of microRNA-21 (miR-21) in children with congenital heart disease (CHD)-related pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH).Methods: Children with CHD (n = 179) were selected as subjects,

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Impact of general anesthesia on the echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Charles T. Simpkin, Billy J. McElroy, Gareth J. Morgan, David Dunbar Ivy, Dale A. Burkett, Mark D. Twite, Benjamin S. FrankUniversity of Colorado Denver. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2024; DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12435 AbstractOne of the great diagnostic challenges for children with pulmonary arterial hypertension is the need for general anesthesia (GA) to enable successful right heart

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Association between pertactin-producing Bordetella pertussis and fulminant pertussis in infants: a multicenter study in France, 2008-2019

Pauline Leroux, Soraya Matczak, Valérie Bouchez, Stevenn Volant, Antoine Ouziel, Elise Launay, Albert Faye, Valérie Rabier, Jean Sarlangue, Eric Jeziorski, Zoha Maakaroun-Vermesse, Fouad Madhi, Didier Pinquier, Mathie Lorrot, Marie Pouletty, Aymeric Cantais, Etienne Javouhey, Fatima Aït Belghiti, Sophie Guillot, Carla Rodrigues, Sylvain Brisse, Jérémie F. Cohen, Julie ToubianaUniversité Paris Cité. Hospices Civils de Lyon. University

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Clinical profile and thiamine transporter gene (SLC19A2 and SLC19A3) variations in infants with thiamine-responsive pulmonary hypertension and acute respiratory infection

Swathi Shenoy, Vijaya Kumar Deekshit, Swathi Sunil Rao, Prathibha Shankar Ashwini, Rathika Damodara ShenoyNITTE University Center for Science Education and Research. Doctor’s Hospital. American University of Antigua College of Medicine.India, Antigua and Barbuda Journal of Tropical PediatricsJ Trop Pediatr 2024; DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmae030 AbstractMaternal thiamine deficiency is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries. Thiamine-responsive pulmonary hypertension (TRPHTN)

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Echocardiographic Predictors of Hospital Outcomes in Preterm Neonates with Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Clinical Suspicion of Pulmonary Hypertension

Kristen Graff, Julie R. Ross, Kristen Morella, Shahryar M. ChowdhuryMedical University of South Carolina.United States Journal of NeonatologyJ Neonatol 2023; 37: 384-389DOI: 10.1177/09732179231178127 AbstractBackground: Preterm neonates often have an echocardiogram performed in the first few days of life for suspicion of pulmonary hypertension and patent ductus arteriosus. The usefulness of this echocardiogram in predicting outcomes in this

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