Procedural Risk and Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

When pulmonary arterial hypertension and pregnancy meet: a multidisciplinary clinical experts review

Mattia Dominoni, Chiara Melito, Sandra Schirinzi, Stefano Ghio, Laura Scelsi, Alessandra Greco, Annalisa Turco, Federica Broglia, Marinella Fuardo, Maria Paola Delmonte, Francesca Perotti, Barbara Gardella, Arsenio SpinilloUniversity of Pavia. IRCCS Foundation Policlinico San Matteo. Italy Archives of Gynecology and ObstetricsArch Gynecol Obstet 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00404-024-07827-1 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare condition characterized by elevated pulmonary […]

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Effect of Pulmonary Hypertension on Survival Outcomes in Patients With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sulafa Khalil, Godfrey Tabowei, Mandeep Kaur, Samuel K. Dadzie, Sajog Kansakar, Merid Moqattash, Praveen Kumar Komminni, Sujith K. PalletiHamad Medical Corporation. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. HCA Capital Hospital. Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. Maimonides Medical Center. University of Pécs Medical School. Suraksha Hospital. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.Qatar, United States, Hungary and

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Pediatric Heart Transplantation in the Context of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Restrictive Cardiomyopathy-Case Report

Szymon Pawlak, Joanna Sliwka, Joanna Kwiatkowska, Arkadiusz Wierzyk, Agnieszka Kuczaj, Piotr Przybylowski, Tomasz HrapkowiczMedical University of Silesia. Medical University of Gdańsk. Poland Transplantation ProceedingsTransplant Proc 2024;DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.03.019 AbstractThe aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of performing an isolated heart transplant in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension as a result of restrictive cardiomyopathy. The

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A single institution anesthetic experience with catheterization of pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients

Emily Morell, Elizabeth Colglazier, Jasmine Becerra, Leah Stevens, Martina A. Steurer, Anshuman Sharma, Hung Nguyen, Irfan S. Kathiriya, Stephen Weston, David Teitel, Roberta Keller, Elena K. Amin, Hythem Nawaytou, Jeffrey R. FinemanUCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of California San Francisco.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2024; 14:DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12360 AbstractCardiac catheterization remains the gold standard for the

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Predicting Peri-Operative Cardiorespiratory Adverse Events in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Using Echocardiography: A Cohort Study

Timothy J. W. Dawes, Valentine Woodham, Emma Sharkey, Angus McEwan, Graham Derrick, Vivek Muthurangu, Shahin Moledina, Lucy HepburnGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. University College London. , Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. United Kingdom Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03447-3 AbstractGeneral anesthesia in children with idiopathic pulmonary

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Respiratory physiology at high altitude and considerations for pediatric patients

Zvonimir Bebic, Melissa Brooks Peterson, David M. PolanerUniversity of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine.United States Paediatric AnaesthesiaPaediatr Anaesth 2022; 32: 118-125DOI: 10.1111/pan.14380 AbstractOver 150 million people, including many children, live at high altitude (>2500 m) with the majority residing in Asia and South America. With increases

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Combination of high-flow nasal oxygen and ketamine/dexmedetomidine sedation for diagnostic catheterization in a child with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report

Kaoru Tsuboi, Misuzu Asai, Toshiki Nakamura, Jun Ninagawa, Hiroshi Ono, Shugo KasuyaNational Center for Child Health and Development. Yokohama City University Hospital.Japan Journal of Anesthesia Clinical ReportsJA Clin Rep 2024; 10:DOI: 10.1186/s40981-024-00699-z AbstractPulmonary hypertension is associated with significant risk of perioperative life-threatening events. We present a case of a 12-year-old child with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

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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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