Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Use of Berlin EXCOR cannulas in both venovenous and venoarterial central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation configurations overcomes the problem of cannula instability while bridging infants and young children to lung transplant

N. Adam Stephens, Corey A. Chartan, Maria C. Gazzaneo, James A. Thomas, Shailendra Das, George B. Mallory, Ernestina Melicoff, Adam M. Vogel, Amanda Parker, Emily Hermes, Jeffrey S. Heinle, E. Dean McKenzie, Ryan D. ColemanBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2023; 18: 111-120DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.02.004 AbstractObjectives: Infants […]

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Surgical treatment of anomalous right upper lobe pulmonary vein obstruction caused by compression between pulmonary artery and trachea: a case report

Benqung Zhang, Jianming Xia, Xiaoqi WangFuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. China Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123002494 AbstractThe normal anatomical course of right upper lobe pulmonary vein involves drainage anteriorly to the pulmonary artery, ultimately reaching the left atrium. However, anomalies can occur with the

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Outcomes and Risk Factors of Interventions for Pediatric Post-operative Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Kristin T. Fujita, Michael P. DiLorenzo, Usha Krishnan, Mariel E. Turner, Oliver M. Barry, Alejandro J. Torres, Emile A. Bacha, David Kalfa, Matthew A. CrystalColumbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03214-w AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in children is a challenging condition with poor outcomes.

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Case report: Central venous catheter thrombosis complicated by chronic thromboembolic disease/pulmonary hypertension in two children requiring parenteral nutrition

Maja Hanuna, Joseph Pattathu, Joscha Buech, Christine Kamla, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Juergen Behr, Katrin Milger, Tobias Veit, Marina Nagel, Jan Abicht, Robert Dalla-Pozza, Marcus Fischer, Andre Jakob, Matthias Hermann, Rene Schramm, Laura L. Rosenthal, Nikolaus Haas, Jürgen Hörer, Christian Hagl, Sebastian G. MichelLudwig Maximilian University Munich. Munich Heart Alliance. Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich. Heart and Diabetes

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Reverse Potts for the Treatment of Severe Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Marcelo Frederigue de Castro, Edmundo Clarindo Oliveira, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Carla de Oliveira, Maria Gabriela Costa de Almeida, Jose Augusto Almeida BarbosaHospital Vila da Serra. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Hospital Felicio Rocho.Brazil Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryBraz J Cardiovasc Surg 2023; DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0320 AbstractIdiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and progressive disease with

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Bilateral lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension: perioperative management and one-year follow-up

Thomas Jack, Julia Carlens, Franziska Diekmann, Hosan Hasan, Philippe Chouvarine, Nicolaus Schwerk, Carsten Müller, Ivonne Wieland, Igor Tudorache, Gregor Warnecke, Murat Avsar, Alexander Horke, Fabio Ius, Dmitry Bobylev, Georg HansmannHannover Medical School. European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network. University Hospital of Zürich. Ruprecht-Karls-University. Germany and Switzerland Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2023; DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1193326 AbstractBackground: Bilateral

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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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Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Pediatric Patients on Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Single-Center Experience and Proposal for Use

Jennifer E. Schramm, John C. Dykes, Rachel K. Hopper, Jeffrey A. Feinstein, David N. Rosenthal, Rebecca J. KamenyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine.United States American Society for Artificial Internal Organs JournalASAIO J 2023; DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002023 AbstractPediatric precapillary pulmonary hypertension can develop in response to systemic atrial hypertension. Systemic atrial decompression following

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The results of atrial flow regulator implantation in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with severe heart failure despite maximal medical therapy

Grzegorz Kopeć, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Wojciech Magoń, Jakub Stępniewski, Sylwia Sławek-Szmyt, Magdalena Janus, Ilona Skoczylas, Zbigniew Gąsior, Łukasz Wilczek, Monika Komar, Andrzej Gackowski, Anna Sabiniewicz, Marek Grygier, Piotr Podolec, Robert SabiniewiczJagiellonian University Medical College and John Paul II Hospital in Krakow. University of Medical Sciences. Medical University of Silesia. Medical University of Gdansk.Poland Kardiologia PolskaKardiol Pol

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