Right Heart Dysfunction Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Derived Left Ventricular Eccentricity Index and Right Ventricular Mass Measurements Predict Outcome in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Meindina G. Haarman, Iris Coenraad, Quint A. J. Hagdorn, Hans L. Hillege, Tineke P. Willems, Rolf M. F. Berger, Johannes M. DouwesBeatrix Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center Groningen. Netherlands ChildrenChildren 2023; 10DOI: 10.3390/children10040756 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with increased right ventricular (RV) afterload, affecting RV remodeling and RV performance, a major determinant of […]

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Quantitative Measures of Right Ventricular Size and Function by Echocardiogram Correlate with Cardiac Catheterization Hemodynamics in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Catherine M. Avitabile, Sabrina Flohr, Leny Mathew, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, David B. Frank, Jennifer E. Tingo, Natalie E. Rintoul, Holly L. HedrickUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2023; 261DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113564 AbstractObjective: To evaluate associations between cardiac catheterization (cath) hemodynamics, quantitative measures of right ventricular

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Intravenous prostacyclins for right ventricular failure following left ventricular assist device in paediatric heart failure

Laura J. Radel, Mehreen Iqbal, Megan GriffithsUniversity of Texas Southwestern.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123001725 AbstractRight ventricular failure after placement of left ventricular assist device in paediatric heart failure is associated with increased mortality. We report successful use of intravenous prostacyclin for right ventricular support and pulmonary hypertension after initiation of left

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Ventricular global function index is associated with clinical outcomes in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Hieu T. Ta, Paul J. Critser, Michal Schäfer, Nicholas J. Ollberding, Michael D. Taylor, Michael V. Di Maria, Russel Hirsch, D. Dunbar Ivy, Benjamin S. FrankCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. University of Colorado. United States Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceJ Cardiovasc Magnet Reson 2023; 25DOI: 10.1186/s12968-023-00947-8 AbstractBackground: Multiple right ventricular (RV) metrics have

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Diastolic ventricular function in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Kévin Le Duc, Thameur Rakza, Jean Benoit Baudelet, Mohamed Riadh Boukhris, Sébastien Mur, Ali Houeijeh, Laurent StormePôle Femme-Mère-Nouveau-Né, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille and University of Lille. France Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023;DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1175178 AbstractBackground: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is usually considered a consequence of impaired pulmonary circulation. However, little

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Transcatheter Ductus Arteriosus Stenting for Acute Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is Associated with Improved Right Ventricular Echocardiography Strain

Jason S. Kerstein, Eleonore Valencia, Shane Collins, Alessandra M. Ferraro, David M. Harrild, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Ryan Callahan, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03233-7 AbstractBackground: Interventional therapies for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can provide right ventricular (RV) decompression and preserve cardiac output. Transcatheter

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Atrial septal defect-associated pulmonary hypertension with decompensated heart failure: outcomes after fenestrated device closure

Ahmad Deniwar, Jason Hernandez, Enrique O. Aregullin, Sana K. Khan, Sihong Huang, Michael T. Finn, Joseph J. VettukattilHelen DeVos Children’s Hospital of Spectrum Health Hospital and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S104795112300152X AbstractBackground: Up to 90% of adults with untreated atrial septal defect will be symptomatic by

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Can Speckle Tracking Of Right Ventricle Add Value For Evaluation Of Asthma Severity In Children?

Ahmed Mohammad Abbas, Hany Hussein Mousa, Reda Biomy Bastawesy, Osama ElagamyKafrelsheikh University.Egypt Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationJ Pak Med Assoc 2023; 73(Suppl 4): S156-S160DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.EGY-S4-32 AbstractObjectives: To investigate myocardial deformation by tracking speckles along with evaluation of cardiac function using conventional and tissue Doppler imaging.Method: The case-control study was conducted at Kafrelsheikh University Hospital, Egypt, from September

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Assessment of Myocardial Function in Infants of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus using Deformation Imaging over the First Year of Age

Aisling Smith, Orla Franklin Mrcpch, Naomi McCallion, Fionnuala Breathnach, Afif El-KhuffashThe Rotunda Hospital. Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.Ireland Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113645 AbstractObjective: To assess serial myocardial performance and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in infants of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) over the first year of

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Valved reverse Potts shunt in a case of pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Swati Garekar, Talha Meeran, Shyam Dhake, Dhananjay MalankarFortis Hospital. India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryInd J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37: 89-92DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-00993-2 AbstractIdiopathic pulmonary hypertension has a predictably morbid natural history with an absence of a uniformly successful treatment strategy. We describe our palliative surgical strategy in a symptomatic teenager. A 16-year-old girl,

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