Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Long-term outcomes of transcatheter Potts shunt in children with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension

Raymond N. Haddad, Maryline Levy, Isabelle Szezepanski, Sophie Malekzadeh-Milani, Damien BonnetHôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades and Université de Paris Cité.France Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1028304 AbstractBackground: Transcatheter Potts shunt (TPS) is a palliation alternative for children with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Debates on the long-term outcomes remain unsolved.Objectives: To evaluate long-term clinical and

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A case of acquired von Willebrand disease in severe pediatric pulmonary hypertension contributing to bleeding following reverse Potts shunt

Rachel T. Sullivan, Clara Lo, Elisabeth Martin, Rebecca J. Kameny, Rachel K. HopperStanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12042 AbstractThe reverse Potts shunt is increasingly used as a palliative measure for end-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as a means to offload the right ventricle and

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Congenital portosystemic shunt with multiple splenic artery aneurysms: Reversing pulmonary hypertension and preventing aneurysm rupture

Anand P. Subramanian, Adaligere Paraswanath Bharath, Ashita Barthur, Mahimarangaiah JayranganathSri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and ResearchIndia Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2022; 15: 300-303DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_142_21 AbstractWe report an unusual occurrence of multiple splenic artery aneurysms and splenomegaly in a young woman with severe pulmonary hypertension, secondary to a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPS). The splenic

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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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