Heart Dysfunction Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Faith Zhua, Caio Barbosa de Oliveira, Nada Mohsen, Ashraf Kharrat, Poorva Deshpande, Luc Mertens, Amish JainMount Sinai Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Early Human DevelopmentEarly Hum Dev 2024; 190DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.105942 AbstractBackground: Right ventricular dysfunction, typically qualitatively diagnosed (Q-RVd) in preterm infants, requires echocardiography which is not always acutely available. We aimed to identify […]

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The impact of right ventricular pressure and function on survival in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis

Michelle C. Sykes, Christina Ireland, Julia E. McSweeney, Emily Rosenholm, Kristofer G. Andren, Thomas J. KulikBoston Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2018;DOI: 10.1177/2045894018776894 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH), but there is little information regarding the impact of PH on right ventricular (RV) systolic function and survival. We conducted a retrospective

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Prostaglandin-E1 infusion in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Stephanie M. Tsoi, Hythem Nawaytou, Hassan Almeneisi, Martina Steurer, Yili Zhao, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Roberta L. KellerUniversity of California San Francisco.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2023; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26759 AbstractBackground: Neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) can present with hypoxia and right ventricular dysfunction with resultant inadequate oxygen delivery and end-organ damage. This study describes

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Sleep-Related Hypoxia, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, and Survival in Patients With Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Megan M. Lowery, Nicholas S. Hill, Lu Wang, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Aparna Bhat, Serpil Erzurum, J. Emanuel Finet, Christine L. Jellis, Sunjeet Kaur, Deborah H. Kwon, Rawan Nawabit, Milena Radeva, Gerald J. Beck, Robert P. Frantz, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna Hemnes, Evelyn M. Horn, Jane A. Leopold, Franz P. Rischard, Reena Mehra, Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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4D-Flow MRI intracardiac flow analysis considering different subtypes of pulmonary hypertension

Michael T. Cain, Michal Schäfer, Lexie K. Ross, David D. Ivy, Max B. Mitchell, Brett E. Fenster, Todd M. Bull, Alex J. Barker, Daniel Vargas, Jordan R. H. HoffmanAnschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado. Children’s Hospital Colorado. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2023; 13: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12307 AbstractIntracardiac flow hemodynamic patterns have been considered

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Ambulatory Seven-Day Mechanical Circulatory Support in Sheep Model of Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure

Rei Ukita, Yatrik J. Patel, W. Kelly Wu, Sean A. Francois, Michael Cortelli Jr, Carl A. Johnson Jr, Nancy Cardwell, Jennifer R. Talackine, John W. Stokes, William Grogan, Meredith Mentz, Kaitlyn M. Tracy, Timothy R. Harris, William Tucker, Elizabeth Simonds, Caitlin T. Demarest, Keith E. Cook, David J. Skoog, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Matthew BacchettaVanderbilt University

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Classification and Predictors of Right Ventricular Functional Recovery in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Franz P. Rischard, Roberto J. Bernardo, Rebecca R. Vanderpool, Deborah H. Kwon, Tuschar Acharya, Margaret M. Park, Austin Katrynuik, Michael Insel, Saad Kubba, Roberto Badagliacca, A. Brett Larive, Robert Naeije, Joe G. N. Garcia, Gerald J. Beck, Serpil C. Erzurum, Robert P. Frantz, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna R. Hemnes, Nicholas S. Hill, Evelyn M. Horn,

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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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