Procedural Risk and Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Pregnancy and delivery after percutaneous embolization with a combination of microvascular plugs and hydrogel-coated coils for unilateral diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: a case report

Kayo Ogino, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kenji Waki, Masanobu OhyaKurashiki Central Hospital.Japan European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2023; 7:DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad468 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and veins; right-to-left shunts can cause hypoxaemia, emboli to systemic circulation, and brain abscesses. Cyanosis during pregnancy may increase the probability of premature […]

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Management of pulmonary arterial hypertension during pregnancy

Kaushiga Krishnathasan, Andrew Constantine, Isma Rafiq, Ana Barradas Pires, Hannah Douglas, Laura C. Price, Konstantinos DimopoulosRoyal Brompton Hospital and Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals. Imperial College. St Thomas’ Hospital. King’s College.United Kingdom Expert Review of Respiratory MedicineExpert Rev Respir Med 2023; 17: 413-423DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2023.2210838 AbstractIntroduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure

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Fatal Association of Eisenmenger Syndrome and Severe Preeclampsia

Said Benlamkaddem, Fatima Bouyermane, Djoudline Doughmi, Mohamed Adnane Berdai, Mustapha HarandouHassan II University Hospital. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University. Morocco CureusCureus 2023; 15DOI: 10.7759/cureus.37836 AbstractEisenmenger syndrome (ES) is the end stage of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart disease (CHD), which can occur in patients with large, unrepaired cardiac shunts (ventricular septal defects (VSD),

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Outcomes of pregnancy in mice with pulmonary hypertension induced by Hypoxia/SU5416

Yang Liu, Jing Deng, Yichen Zhao, Kemin Liu, Wenbo Zhang, Qiang Wang, Jiangang Wang, Chunmei PiaoBeijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. Yanbian University. Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases. China Biochemical and Biophysical Research CommunicationsBiochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 669: 128-133DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.05.051 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) seriously affects the health of patients.

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Sedation Prior to Intubation at Birth in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: An International Survey on Current Practices

Emily J. J. Horn-Oudshoorn, Alisa M. Blekherov, Gerbrich E. van den Bosch, Sinno H. P. Simons, Ronny Knol, Arjan B. te Pas, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Philip L. J. DeKoninckErasmus MC University Medical Center. Leiden University Medical Center. Netherlands NeonatologyNeonatology 2023; 120: 434-440DOI: 10.1159/000530573 AbstractIntroduction: Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are commonly intubated immediately after birth.

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Associated radiation exposure from medical imaging and excess lifetime risk of developing cancer in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension

Malini Mahendra, Philip Chu, Elena K. Amin, Hythem Nawaytou, James R. Duncan, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Rebecca Smith-BindmanCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of California at San Francisco. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Washington University School of Medicine. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2023; 13DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12282 AbstractPediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) receive imaging studies that use ionizing

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Outcomes and characteristics of cardiac arrest in children with pulmonary hypertension: A secondary analysis of the ICU-RESUS clinical trial

Ryan W. Morgan, Ron W. Reeder, Tageldin Ahmed, Michael J. Bell, John T. Berger, Robert Bishop, Matthew Bochkoris, Candice Burns, Joseph A. Carcillo, Todd C. Carpenter, J. Michael Dean, J. Wesley Diddle. Myke Federman, Richard Fernandez, Erika L. Fink, Deborah Franzon, Aisha H. Frazier, Stuart H. Friess, Kathryn Graham, Mark Hall, David A. Hehir, Adam

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Outcomes of pregnancy in women with different types of pulmonary hypertension

Yang Liu, Haitao Li, Yanna Li, Jun Zhang, Hong Gu, Jiangang Wang, Qiang WangBeijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. Beijing Anzhen Hospital. China BioMed Central Cardiovascular DisordersBMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03423-4 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is considered to increase maternal and fetal risk, and we attempt to explore pregnancy outcomes in women with different

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Systemic Embolic Complications of Pulmonary Vein Angioplasty in Children

Jesse J. Esch, Diego Porras, Lisa Bergersen, Kathy J. Jenkins, Audrey C. MarshallBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2015; 36: 1357-1362DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1165-x AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) carries significant morbidity and mortality for affected children, and its management often requires multiple angioplasty procedures. PVS angioplasty can be complicated by systemic embolic events

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Predictive Factors for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Admission and Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Catheterization for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Wiriya Maisat, Koichi YukiBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJ Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36: 2500-2508DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.02.024 AbstractObjective: To investigate the predictive factors for postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mechanical ventilation (MV) after cardiac catheterization for pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS).Design: A retrospective observational study.Setting: At a single tertiary academic

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