Symptoms and Findings Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Atresia of the common pulmonary vein–a rare congenital anomaly

Pradeep Vaideeswar, Milind S. Tullu, Pragati A. Sathe, Ruchi NanavatiSeth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital.India Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenit Heart Dis 2008; 3: 431-434DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2008.00225.x AbstractObjectives: Early atresia of the common pulmonary vein (ACPV) leads to total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, while late atresia or incomplete absorption leads to common pulmonary vein atresia and cor triatriatum sinister […]

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Diagnostic Strategy for Suspected Unilateral Absence of the Pulmonary Artery

Van Luong Hoang, Viet Anh Lam, Thanh Nguyen PhamHanoi National Lung Hospital. Vin University. Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy.Vietnam Current Medical ImagingCurr Med Imag 2024; DOI: 10.2174/0115734056266404231207071244 AbstractBackground: Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a very rare congenital anomaly.Objective: To analyze the diagnostic strategy applied to seven patients with UAPA who were examined

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Acute Lung Edema as a Presentation of Severe Acute Reentry High-Altitude Illness in a Pediatric Patient

Alfredo Merino-Luna, Julio Vizcarra-AnayaSan Pablo Clinic Huaraz. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.Peru Case Reports in PediatricsCase Rep Pediatr 2020;DOI: 10.1155/2020/8871098 AbstractAcute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Here, we report two pediatric cases of reentry HAPE, from the

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High-altitude Illnesses and Air Travel: Pediatric Considerations

Nelson Villca, Adriana Asturizaga, Alexandra Heath-FreudenthalHospital Materno Infantil. Hospital de la Banca Privada. Kardiozentrum.Bolivia Pediatric Clinics of North AmericaPediatr Clin North Am 2021; 68: 305-319 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.09.015 AbstractHealthy children may present acute mountain sickness (AMS) within a few hours after arrival at high altitudes. In few cases, serious complications may occur, including high-altitude pulmonary edema and rarely

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[Reentry High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Pediatric Patients]

Luis Riaño López, Rossana Figueredo, Pablo Vásquez-HoyosFundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud.Columbia Andes PediatricaAndes Pediatr 2021; 92: 257-262DOI: 10.32641/andespediatr.v92i2.2977 AbstractIntroduction: High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) occurs when a person without adequate pulmonary adaptation ascends above 2500 meters above sea level. Usually, it is more frequent among those living at low altitudes, however, it can occur in people

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Respiratory physiology at high altitude and considerations for pediatric patients

Zvonimir Bebic, Melissa Brooks Peterson, David M. PolanerUniversity of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington School of Medicine.United States Paediatric AnaesthesiaPaediatr Anaesth 2022; 32: 118-125DOI: 10.1111/pan.14380 AbstractOver 150 million people, including many children, live at high altitude (>2500 m) with the majority residing in Asia and South America. With increases

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High-altitude resident pulmonary edema induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection in children – A case series

Yumei Mi, Lisu Huang, Jieming Liu, Huamao Chao, Weilin Hu, Guodong ShanChildren’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.  Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and People’s Hospital of Haixi Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University. China International Journal of Infectious DiseasesInt J Infect Dis 2023; 135: 118-122DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.08.015 AbstractFrom December 2022 to

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Severe acute reentry high altitude pulmonary edema in pediatric patients: report of three cases and literature review

Ali Alsuheel Asseri, İbrahim Ali Asiri, Ameerah Mohammed Asiri, Haifa’ Hisham Alwabel, Walaa Ibrahim AsiriKing Khalid University. Abha Maternity and Children Hospital.Turkey Turkish Journal of PediatricsTurk J Pediatr 2022; 64: 400-407DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.611 AbstractBackground: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a fatal form of severe high-altitude illness. It is a form of noncardiogenic, noninfectious pulmonary edema secondary to

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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in a Healthy Pediatric Patient Traveling from Denver to Breckenridge

Matthew Adamo, Kayla E. Prokopakis, Todd BolotinMercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Centura Health St. Anthony Breckenridge Mountain Clinic.United States Open Accaess Emergency MedicineOpen Access Emerg Med 2022; 14:DOI: 10.2147/OAEM.S334485 AbstractA healthy 11-year-old boy presented with headache, nausea, and cough to a clinic at 2926 meters of altitude one day after ascending from his home altitude

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Mortality in adults with sickle cell disease: Results from the sickle cell disease implementation consortium (SCDIC) registry

Franklin Njoku, Norma Pugh, Donald Brambilla, Barbara Kroner, Nirmish Shah, Marsha Treadwell, Robert Gibson, Lewis L. Hsu, Victor R. Gordeuk, Jeffrey Glassberg, Jane S. Hankins, Abdullah Kutlar, Allison A. King, Julie KanterUniversity of Illinois at Chicago. Research Triangle International. Duke University. University of California San Francisco. Augusta University. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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