Heart Dysfunction Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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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Biventricular responses to exercise and their relation to cardiorespiratory fitness in pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Guido E. Pieles, Dan-Mihai Dorobantu, Jessica E. Caterini, Barbara Cifra, Janette Reyes, Sara Roldan Ramos, Eilis Hannon, Craig A. Williams, Tilman Humpl, Luc Mertens, Greg D. Wells, Mark K. FriedbergHospital for Sick Children. University of Exeter.Canada and United Kingdom American Joural of Physiology Heart and Circulatory PhysiologyAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00096.2024 AbstractDespite

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Non-invasive prediction of pulmonary vascular disease-related exercise intolerance and survival in non-group 1 pulmonary hypertension

Yogesh N. V. Reddy, Hilary Dubrock, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz Rischard, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Nicholas S. Hill, Serpil C. Erzurum, Gerald J. Beck, Stephen C. Mathai, Monica Mukherjee, W. H. Wilson Tang, Barry A. Borlaug, Robert P. Frantz and the PVDOMICS Study GroupMayo Clinic. Johns Hopkins University. Vanderbilt

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Cardiac function in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Gabriel Altit, Anie Lapointe, Florian, Kipfmueller, Neil PatelMontreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine. Children’s Hospital University of Bonn. Royal Hospital for Children.Canada, Germany and United Kingdom Seminars in Pediatric SurgerySemin Pediatr Surg 2024; 33: DOI: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2024.151438 AbstractCardiac function is known to play critical role in the pathophysiological progression and ultimate

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