Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Effect of prone positioning ventilation on pulmonary function in neonates during venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Kai-Peng Sun, Si-Jia Zhou, Xiu-Hua Chen, Yi-Rong Zheng, Qiang ChenFujian Children’s Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center) and Fujian Medical University.China Translational PediatricsTransl Pediatr 2024; 13: 575-583DOI: 10.21037/tp-23-485 AbstractBackground: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology has significantly decreased mortality rates associated with neonatal pulmonary hypertension and respiratory failure. Prone positioning ventilation (PPV) is

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Interventional heart catheterization to close atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect in a 3.5-year-old girl; a case report study

Zahra Kamiab, Reza DerakhshanRafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Kerman University of Medical Sciences.Iran Journal of Surgigal Case ReportsJ Surg Case Rep 2024; DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjae161 AbstractThe aim of this study was to introduce an interventional heart catheterization to close patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), ventricular septal defect (VSD), atrial septal defect (ASD), and pulmonary hypertension without complications from

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ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Hosam F. Ahmed, David L. S. Morales, Don Hayes, JrCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.United States LungLung 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00703-4 AbstractIdiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) represents an important clinical indication for lung transplant (LTx) in children. Recent trends show fewer children with IPAH are undergoing LTx nowadays compared to previous

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Successful Atrial Septal Defect Closure Subsequent to Medical Pulmonary Preconditioning in an Infant With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Maki Sato, Hirofumi Saiki, Kanchi Saito, Akira Sato, Seiko Kuwata, Satoshi Nakano, Junichi Koizumi, Kotaro Oyama, Manami AkasakaIwate Medical University. Michinoku Medical Center on Disability and Health.Japan CureusCureus 2024; 16: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.57290 AbstractWhile atrial septal defect (ASD) may contribute to right ventricular decompression in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH), the pulmonary vasculature might be compromised

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Duct Stenting in Duct-Dependent Systemic Blood Flow, Past, Present, and Future

Dietmar SchranzUniversity Clinic Frankfurt and Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Clinic.Germany Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2024;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-024-03492-y AbstractArterial duct stenting, pioneered in the early 1990s for newborns with a duct-dependent pulmonary and systemic circulation, has evolved significantly over the past decades. This progressive technique has led to the development of novel therapeutic strategies, including the Hybrid approach introduced three decades

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Early identification of SOX17 deficiency in infants to guide management of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension using PDA stent to create reverse Potts shunt physiology

Heidi Ostler, Carolyn Fall, Howaida El‐Said, Henri Justino, Shylah Haldeman, Jeanne Carroll, Rohit RaoRady Children’s Hospital and University of California San Diego California.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2024; 14:DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12366 AbstractHeritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) is a rare progressive condition that includes patients with an identified genetic cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). HPAH and idiopathic

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Refractory chylothorax after severe vomiting and coughing in a 4-year-old child

Vincent De Pauw, Siel Daelemans, Leontien Depoorter, Carola Brussaard, Dirk SmetsUZ Brussel.Belgium Journal of Surgical Case ReportsJ Surg Case Rep 2023; DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjad466 AbstractChylothorax is the accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the pleural space. It is a rare condition with potentially life-threatening disorders. In children, the etiology of chylothorax can be mainly attributed to idiopathic factors,

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Non-Contrast MR Lymphography and Intranodal Dynamic Contrast MR Lymphangiography in Children with Congenital Heart Disease-Imaging Findings as well as Impact on Patient Management and Outcome

Christoph Bauer, Mario Scala, Pavel Sekyra,Franz Fellner, Gerald TulzerKepler University Hospital GmbH. Johannes Kepler University Linz. Austria International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2023; 24:DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914827 AbstractLymphatic flow disorders are rare but devastating complications in children with congenital heart disease. T2-weighted magnetic resonance lymphography and intranodal dynamic contrast magnetic resonance lymphangiography are imaging modalities

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Pediatric Heart Transplantation in the Context of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Restrictive Cardiomyopathy-Case Report

Szymon Pawlak, Joanna Sliwka, Joanna Kwiatkowska, Arkadiusz Wierzyk, Agnieszka Kuczaj, Piotr Przybylowski, Tomasz HrapkowiczMedical University of Silesia. Medical University of Gdańsk. Poland Transplantation ProceedingsTransplant Proc 2024;DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.03.019 AbstractThe aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of performing an isolated heart transplant in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension as a result of restrictive cardiomyopathy. The

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Fetal aortic valvuloplasty for critical aortic stenosis: single-center retrospective study focusing on postnatal outcome

Romain Corroenne, Mathilde Meot, Isabelle Szezepanski, Hanadi Baghdadi, Bertrand Stos, Marilyne Levy, J. Le Bidois, Jérome Le Bidois, Daniela Laux, Regis Gaudin, Oliver Raisky, Damien Bonnet, Julien Stirnemann, Sophie Malekzadeh-MilaniNecker Enfants maladies Hospital. Université de Paris Cité.France Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyUltrasound Obstetr Gynecol 2024;DOI: 10.1002/uog.27658 AbstractObjective: We aimed to report our experience on fetal aortic valvuloplasty

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