Segmental Pulmonary Arterial Disease

A large aortopulmonary window found in the setting of a right aortic arch with discontinuous pulmonary arteries

Qiang Fan, Yunfei Ling, Yue Wang, Qi AnWest China Hospital and Sichuan University.China Journal od Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surg 2021; 36: 696-697DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15136 AbstractAortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare but serious congenital cardiac malformation, most patients with APW will die from congestive heart failure within one year after birth. In fact, patients with large APW is […]

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Congenital isolated unilateral agenesis of pulmonary arteries in adults: case series and review

Pankaj Jariwala, Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu, Johann Christopher, Kartik Pandurang JadhavYashoda Hospitals. Care Hospitals.India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryIndian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37 (Suppl 1): 144-154DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-01032-w AbstractCongenital, isolated unilateral agenesis of pulmonary arteries (UAPA) has a bimodal clinical presentation. It is either diagnosed in early infancy or during adulthood. Early diagnosis and

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Preliminary testing and evaluation of the renata minima stent, an infant stent capable of achieving adult dimensions

Evan M. Zahn, Eason Abbott, Neil Tailor, Shyam Sathanandam, Dustin ArmerCedars Sinai Medical Center. Renata Medical Company. Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. LeBonheur Children’s Hospital.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98: 117-127DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29706 AbstractObjectives: This study sought to obtain in vivo data on a new stent and delivery system specifically designed for implantation in infants

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Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Provides the Filling for the Angiogram’s Crust: Benefits of IVUS in Pediatric Interventional Cardiology

Caitlin M. Heyden, Jonathan E. Brock, Kanishka Ratnayaka,  John W. Moore,  Howaida G. El-SaidRady Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Invasive CardiologyJ Invasive Cardiol 2021; 33: E978-E985DOI: Not Available AbstractBackground: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a catheter-based imaging modality that generates cross-sectional views of vessel walls and lumens. This technique is used in adult interventional and vascular surgeries

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Initial status and 3-month results relating to the use of biodegradable nitride iron stents in children and the evaluation of right ventricular function

Ling Sun, Jun-jie Li, Yu-kai Xu, Yu-mei Xie, Shu-shui Wang, Zhi-wei ZhangGuangdong Provincial People’s Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences.China Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.914370 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary artery stenosis is often associated with congenital heart disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of stenting for

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Comparison of Patch Materials for Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction

Nicholas Ebert, Michael McGinnis, William Johnson, Evelyn M. Kuhn, Michael E. Mitchell, James S. Tweddell, Ronald K. WoodsUniversity of Minnesota Medical School. Rush University. Exact Sciences. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin. University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc

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Accelerated Estimation of Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Pressure Gradients with Distributed Lumped Parameter Modeling vs. 3D CFD with Instantaneous Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Experimental Validation in Swine

Ryan Pewowaruk, Luke Lamers, Alejandro Roldán-AlzateUniversity of Wisconsin.United States Annals of Biomedical EngineeringAnn Biomed Eng 2021; 49: 2365-2376DOI: 10.1007/s10439-021-02780-5 AbstractBranch pulmonary artery stenosis (PAS) commonly occurs in congenital heart disease and the pressure gradient over a stenotic PA lesion is an important marker for re-intervention. Image based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has shown promise for non-invasively

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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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Outcomes in Patients with Alagille Syndrome and Complex Pulmonary Artery Disease

Roger Luong, Jeffrey A. Feinstein, Michael Ma, Noelle H. Ebel, Lisa Wise-Faberowski, Yulin Zhang, Lynn F. Peng, Vamsi V. Yarlagadda, Jennifer Shek, Frank L. Hanley, Doff B. McElhinneyLucille Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford University. United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2021; 229: 86-94DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.053 AbstractObjective: To assess outcomes in a large cohort of patients with Alagille

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Longitudinal Evolution of Pulmonary Artery Wall Shear Stress in a Swine Model of Pulmonary Artery Stenosis and Stent Interventions

Ryan Pewowaruk, Luke Lamers, Alejandro Roldán-AlzateUniversity of Wisconsin. United States Annals of Biomedical EngineeringAnn Biomed Eng 2021; 49: 1477-1492DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02696-6 AbstractBranch pulmonary artery stenosis (PAS) commonly occurs in congenital heart disease and it has previously been hypothesized that in branch PAS the pulmonary arteries (PAs) remodel their lumen diameter to maintain constant wall shear stress (WSS).

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