Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Genetics dictating therapeutic decisions in pediatric pulmonary hypertension? A case report suggesting we are getting closer

Leah Stevens, Elizabeth Colglazier, Claire Parker, Elena K. Amin, Hythem Nawaytou, David Teitel, Vadiyala M. Reddy, Carrie L. Welch, Wendy K. Chung, Jeffrey R. FinemanUniversity of California San Francisco. Columbia University Irving Medical Center. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12033 AbstractDespite therapeutic advances over the past decades, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related […]

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Large animal preclinical investigation into the optimal extracorporeal life support configuration for pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure

Rei Utika, John W. Stokes, W. Kelly Wu, Yatrik J. Patel, Jennifer R. Talackine, Nancy Cardwell, Clayne Benson, Ryan J. Lefevre, Susan Eagle, Caitlin Demarest, Elizabeth Simonds, Yuliya Tipograf, Michael Cortelli, David J. Skoog, Keith Cook, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Matthew BachettaVanderbilt University Medical Center. Advanced Respiratory Technologies LLC. Carnegie Mellon University. Columbia University Medical Center.United

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Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion and pulmonary hypertension in moderate congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Roopali Donepudi, Michael A. Belfort, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Timothy C. Lee, Sundeep G. Keswani, Alice King, Nancy A. Ayres, Caraciolo J. Fernandes, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, Ahmed A. Nassr, Andres F. Espinoza, Candace C. Style, Jimmy EspinozaBaylor College of Medicine.United States Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal MedicineJ Mat Fetal Neonat Med 2022; 35: 6967-6972DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1932806 AbstractObjective: To study

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Surgical repair of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis: A 2-decade experience with 145 patients

L. Mac Felmly, Richard D. Mainwaring, R. Thomas Collins, Kirstie Lechich, Elisabeth Martin, Michael Ma, Frank L. HanleyStanford University and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.037 AbstractBackground: Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis (PPAS) is a relatively rare form of congenital heart disease often associated with Williams syndrome,

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Transcatheter closure of congenital portosystemic shunts – A multicenter experience

Nageswara Rao Koneti, Shweta Bakhru, Mahimarangaiah Jayranganath, Mahesh Kappanayil, Prashant Bobhate, Lakshmivenkateshiah Srinivas, Snehal Kulkarni, Usha Mandikal Kodandarama Sastry, Raman Krishna KumarRainbow Children’s Heart Institute. Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Kokilaben Ambani Hospital. Jupiter Hospital.India Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2022; 15: 114-120DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_5_22 AbstractBackground: Congenital portosystemic shunts

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Postembolization Persistence of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: A Retrospective Comparison of Coils and Amplatzer and Micro Vascular Plugs Using Propensity Score Weighting

Muhammad A. Latif, Christopher R. Bailey, Mina Motaghi, Moustafa Abou Areda, Panagis Galiasatos, Sally E. Mitchell, Clifford R. WeissJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAm J Roentgenol 2023; 220: 95-103DOI: 10.2214/AJR.21.27218 AbstractBackground. Endovascular embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) was historically performed with embolic coils. The Amplatzer Vascular Plug device (AVP) was introduced

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Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Feasibility of Initial Recanalization Attempts with Subsequent Follow-up

Varun Aggarwal, Gary E. Stapleton, Lindsay F. Eilers, Srinath Gowda, Manish Bansal, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa K. Webb, Asra Khan, Henri JustinoBaylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s HospitalUnited States Current Problems in CardiologyCurr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48: DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101463 AbstractPulmonary vein atresia (PVA) may lead to pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, and death. Transcatheter or surgical treatments have rarely been offered to this population because of perceived poor outcomes. We describe single center

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A North American, single-center experience implanting fenestrated atrial devices and atrial flow regulators into a heterogeneous group of pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients

David Edward Youssef, Konstantin Averin, Susan Richards, Catherine Sheppard, Cameron Seaman, Matthew Pietrosanu and Angela BatesUniversity of Alberta and Stollery Children’s Hospital. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.Canada and United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2023; 11: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1073336 AbstractIntroduction: The clinical deterioration commonly experienced by pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has

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Pulmonary-to-Systemic Arterial Shunt to treat Children with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

R. Mark Grady, Matthew W. Canter, Fei Wan, Anton A. Shmalts, Ryan D. Coleman, Maurice Beghetti, Rolf M. F. Berger, Maria J. del Cerro Marin, MD, Scott E. Fletcher, Russel Hirsch, Tilman Humpl, D. Dunbar Ivy, Edward C. Kirkpatrick, Thomas J. Kulik, Marilyne Levy, Shahin Moledina, Delphine Yung, Pirooz Eghtesady, Damien BonnetWashington University, A.N. Bakoulev

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Monitoring and evaluation of the surgical Potts shunt physiology using 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging

Michael Schafer, Benjamin S. Frank, R. Mark Grady, Pirooz Eghtesady, Max B. Mitchell, James Jaggers, D. Dunbar IvyWashington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 164: 331-341DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.11.025 AbstractObjective: The reversed Potts shunt is an increasingly applied mode of surgical

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