Procedural Risk and Care for Individuals with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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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Neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with heart disease

Jianglin Ma, Fang Luo, Lingling YanThe First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University.China Pediatrics and NeonatologyPediatr Neonatol 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.11.008 AbstractBackground: As an increasing number of women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) choose to become pregnant, outcomes in newborns have become a priority. The main purpose of this study was to compare the neonatal outcomes in

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Asystole in 2 Pediatric Patients During Dexmedetomidine Infusion

Katrin Lichtsinn, Ila Sehgal, Alexandra WilsonUniversity of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School and Dell Children’s AscensionUnited States Journal of Pharmacy PracticeJ Pharm Pract 2023; 36: 176-179DOI: 10.1177/08971900211027133 AbstractIntroduction: Bradycardia is a known side effect of dexmedetomidine. Reports of sinus pauses or asystole, however, are rare. We present 2 cases of pediatric patients who developed asystole on

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Maternal Outcomes Among Pregnant Women With Congenital Heart Disease-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

Qian Zhang, Fang Zhu, Guochen Shi, Chen Hu, Weituo Zhang, Puzhen Huang, Chunfeng Zhu, Hong Gu, Dong Yang, Qiangqiang Li, Yonghua Niu, Hao Chen, Ruixiang Ma, Ziyi Pan, Huixian Miao, Xin Zhang, Genxia Li, Yabing Tang, Guyuan Qiao, Yichen Yan, Zhongqun Zhu, Hao Zhang, Fangzhen Han, Yanna Li. Jianhua Lin, Huiwen ChenMultiple InstitutionsChina CirculationCirculation 2023;

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Hospital outcomes in pediatric patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) undergoing orthopedic surgery: A 12-year analysis of national trends in surgical management and inpatient hospital outcomes

Kade S. McQuivey, Andrew S. Chung, Michael R. Jones, Justin L. Makovicka, Zachary K. Christopher, Joseph C. Brinkman, Mohan BelthurMayo Clinic Arizona. Midwestern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Phoenix Children Hospital.United States Journal of Orthopaedic ScienceJ Orthop Sci 2022; 27: 1304-1308DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.08.005 AbstractBackground: The incidence of orthopedic disorders amongst patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is high when

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Maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnant women with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease in Beijing, China: A retrospective study

Yang Liu, Yanna Li, Jun Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Jiachen Li, Yichen Zhao, Kemin Liu, Xiaolong Ma, Chen Bai, Hong Gu, Xiangming Fan, Jiangang WangBeijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University. China Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12079 AbstractAs pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) may increase maternal and fetal risk, this

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Anesthesia in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinically Significant Serious Adverse Events Associated With Cardiac Catheterization and Noncardiac Procedures

Mary Lyn Stein, Steven J. Staffa, Amy O’Brien Charles, Ryan Callahan, James A. DiNardo, Viviane G. Nasr, Morgan L. BrownHarvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaJ Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36: 1606-1616 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.01.014 AbstractObjectives: To determine the incidence of clinically significant serious adverse events in a contemporary population of

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Pregnancy and pulmonary arterial hypertension-improving surveillance and outcomes with multidisciplinary care and N terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide trends

Cini Sudhakara Prasad, Shine Kumar, Sudha Sumathy, Radhamony Kunjukutty, Nitu Puthenveettil, Amitabh Chanchal Sen, Jeya Bawani Sivabalakrishnan, Rama Krishna KumarAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University. Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. India Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal MedicineJ Matern Fetal Neonat Med 2022; 35: 3533-3539DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1828333 AbstractObjective: To describe maternal and fetal outcomes and N

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ISHLT consensus statement: Perioperative management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure undergoing surgery

Dana P. McGlothlin, John Granton, Walter Klepetko, Maurice Beghetti, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Paul A. Corris, Evelyn Horn, Manreet K. Kanwar, Karen McRae, Antonio Roman, Ryan Tedford, Roberto Badagliacca, Sonja Bartolome, Raymond Benza, Marco Caccamo, Rebecca Cogswell, Celine Dewachter, Laura Donahoe, Elie Fadel, Harrison W. Farber, Jeffrey Feinstein, Veronica Franco, Robert Frantz, Michael Gatzoulis, Choon Hwa

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