Heart Dysfunction Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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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Stent interventions for pulmonary artery stenosis improve bi-ventricular flow efficiency in a swine model

Ryan J. Pewowaruk, Gregory P. Barton, Cody Johnson, J. Carter Ralphe, Christopher J. Francois, Luke Lamers, Alejandro Roldán‑AlzateUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.United States Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2021; 13: DOI: 10.1186/s12968-021-00709-4 AbstractBackground: Branch pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis (PAS) commonly occurs in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Prior studies have documented technical success and clinical

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Rare cause of cardiac failure in an infant

Claudio Henriques, Helena Andrade, Antonio PiresPaediatric Hospital.Portugal Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2019; 29: 711-713DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119000428 AbstractCongenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare condition whose outcome is guarded despite the available treatment options. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant with significant stenosis of all four pulmonary veins. CategoryClass II. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated

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Characterizing the Spatiotemporal Transcriptomic Response of the Right Ventricle to Acute Pressure Overload

Vitaly O. Kheyfets, Sushil Kumar, Paul M. Heerdt, Kenzo Ichimura, R. Dale Brown, Melissa Lucero, Ilham Essafri, Sarah Williams, Kurt R. Stenmark, Edda SpiekerkoetterUniversity of Colorado. Yale School of Medicine. Stanford University. he University of Queensland.United States and Australia International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2023; 24: DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119746 AbstractThis study analyzed microarray data

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