Right Heart Dysfunction Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Use of Right Ventricular Free-Wall Strain in a Multivariable Estimate of Right Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Charles T. Simpkin, D. Dunbar Ivy, Mark K. Friedberg, Dale A. BurkettChildren’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus. Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.United States and Canada Circulation Cardiovascular ImagingCirc Cardiovasc Imag 2024; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.016882 AbstractBackground: Right ventricular-arterial coupling (RVAC) describes the relationship between right ventricular contractility and pulmonary vascular afterload. […]

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Echocardiographic Changes in Infants with Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia After Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO)

Catherine M. Avitabile, Sabrina Flohr, Leny Mathew, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Juliana S. Gebb, Natalie E. Rintoul, Holly L. HedrickUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03735-y AbstractFetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) induces lung growth and may improve survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

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Asymmetric right ventricular myocardial work correlates with gold standard measurements of cardiac function in pulmonary hypertension

Simone G. Diab, Ryota Ebata, Dariusz Mroczek, Wei Hui, Espen W. Remme, Thomas Möller, Mark K. FriedbergOslo University Hospital and University of Oslo. Chiba University. Hospital for Sick Children.Norway and Japan Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2024; 14: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70014 AbstractRight ventricular (RV) (dys)function determines outcomes in pulmonary hypertension (PH). We previously found that asymmetric RV myocardial work

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Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Who Die After Repair

Catherine M. Avitabile, Yang Wang, Devon Ash, Sabrina J. Flohr, Leny Mathew, Natalie Rintoul, Holly L. HedrickPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. United States Journal of Pediatric SurgeryJ Pediatr Surg 2024; 60: DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162002 AbstractBackground: Quantitative echocardiographic (echo) measures of ventricular function predict mortality in pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH),

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Utility of urinary NT-proBNP in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a prospective pilot study

Srirupa Hari Gopal, Kelly Frances Martinek, Candice Vacher, Judith Becker, Nighy P. Varghese, Betul Yilmaz Furtun, Joseph L. Hagan, Sharada H. Gowda, Mohan Pammi, Sridevi Devaraj, Caraciolo J. FernandesBaylor College of Medicine.United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03600-x AbstractBackground: Echocardiography is the reference standard for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) and cardiac dysfunction (CD) in congenital diaphragmatic

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A multimodal approach identifies lactate as a central feature of right ventricular failure that is detectable in human plasma

Anna Hemnes, Niki Fortune, Katie Simon, Irina A. Trenary, Sheila Shay, Eric Austin, Jamey D. Young, Evan Britain, James West, Megha TalatiVanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University.United States Frontiers in MedicineFront Med 2024; DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1387195 AbstractBackground: In PAH metabolic abnormalities in multiple pathways are well-recognized features of right ventricular dysfunction, however, prior work has focused mainly

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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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A Reduced Resistance, Concentric-Gated Artificial Membrane Lung for Pediatric End-Stage Lung Failure

Lauren A. Wich, Leah M. Gudex, Tyler M. Dann, Hannah J. Matich, Alex J. Thompson, Michael Atie, MAtthew D. Johnson, Robert H. Bartlett, Alvaro Rojas-Peña, Ronald B. Hirschl, Joseph A. PotkayUniversity of Michigan Medical School. VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. United States American Society of Artificial Internal OrgansASAIO 2024; DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002308 AbstractThe goal of the low-resistance

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Impact of Right Ventricular Pressure Overload on Myocardial Stiffness Assessed by Natural Wave Imaging

Maelys Venet, Aimen Malik, Samantha Gold, Naiyuan Zhang, Josh Gopaul, John Dauz, Kana Yazaki, Matteo Ponzoni, John C. Coles, Jason T. Maynes, Mai Sun, Alison Howell, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Luc Mertens, Dariusz, Mroczek, Kiyoshi Uike, Jerome Baranger, Mark K. Friedberg, Olivier VillemainHospital for Sick Children. Bordeaux University Hospital.Canada and France Journal of the American College of

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