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The prevalence of PH is increasing in the pediatric population, because of improved recognition and increased survival of patients, and remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have improved the understanding of pediatric PH, but management remains challenging because of a lack of evidence-based clinical trials. The growing contribution of developmental lung disease requires dedicated research to explore the use of existing therapies as well as the creation of novel therapies. Adequate study of pediatric PH will require multicenter collaboration due to the small numbers of patients, multifactorial disease causes, and practice variability.
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- Dunbar Ivy
- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B100, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Sizarov A, Raimondi F, Bonnet D, Boudjemline Y. Vascular anatomy in children with pulmonary hypertension regarding the transcatheter Potts shunt. Heart 2016; 102:1735-1741. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Grady RM, Eghtesady P. Potts Shunt and Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: What We Have Learned. Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 101:1539-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Novel materials and devices in the transcatheter creation of vascular anastomosis – the future comes slowly (part 2). Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2016; 109:286-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 101:1543. [PMID: 27000574 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Grinstein J, Gomberg-Maitland M. Management of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure in the intensive care unit. Curr Hypertens Rep 2016; 17:32. [PMID: 25833459 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-015-0547-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Management of acute right ventricular failure, both with and without coexisting pulmonary hypertension, is a common challenge encountered in the intensive care setting. Both right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension portend a poor prognosis, regardless of the underlying cause and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The right ventricle is embryologically distinct from the left ventricle and has unique morphologic and functional properties. Management of right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension in the intensive care setting requires tailored hemodynamic management, pharmacotherapy, and often mechanical circulatory support. Unfortunately, our understanding of the management of right ventricular failure lags behind that of the left ventricle. In this review, we will explore the underlying pathophysiology of the failing right ventricle and pulmonary vasculature in patients with and without pulmonary hypertension and discuss management strategies based on evidence-based studies as well as our current understanding of the underlying physiology.
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- Jonathan Grinstein
- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA,
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Eggers A, Latham GJ, Geiduschek J, Yung D, Chen JM, Joffe DC. Anesthesia for Potts Shunt in a Child with Severe Refractory Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 6:56-60. [DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000000268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Krieger EV, Leary PJ, Opotowsky AR. Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease: Beyond Eisenmenger Syndrome. Cardiol Clin 2015; 33:599-609, ix. [PMID: 26471823 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Patients with adult congenital heart disease have an increased risk of developing pulmonary hypertension. There are several mechanisms of pulmonary hypertension in patients with adult congenital heart disease, and understanding them requires a systematic approach to define the patient's hemodynamics and physiology. This article reviews the updated classification of pulmonary hypertension in patients with adult congenital heart disease with a focus on pathophysiology, diagnostics, and the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in special adult congenital heart disease populations.
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- Eric V Krieger
- Seattle Adult Congenital Heart Service, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Boston Adult Congenital Heart and Pulmonary Hypertension Service, Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Beghetti M, Berger RMF. The challenges in paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir Rev 2015; 23:498-504. [PMID: 25445948 DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00007714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, progressive disease affecting both adults and children. While overall survival has improved in recent years, the need for improved therapeutic approaches remains. Treatments for paediatric PAH have not yet been sufficiently examined, particularly regarding potential toxicities and optimal dosing, and there is a lack of appropriate clinical trial end-points and validated treatment goals that might enable a goal-oriented therapeutic approach. Adult randomised controlled trials in PAH are demonstrating a shift towards more long-term designs, focusing on mortality and morbidity end-points rather than changes in 6-min walking distance. However, such trial designs may not be feasible within the paediatric setting due to challenges such as sufficient recruitment and retention of paediatric patients. Consideration should, therefore, be given towards identifying optimal end-points for the paediatric population, allowing sufficient duration to evaluate efficacy and safety of potential treatments. Herein we consider some of the complexities involved in the management of paediatric PAH, specifically presenting diagnostic challenges as well as reflecting on the lack of evidence currently available to support various therapeutic approaches within the paediatric population.
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- Maurice Beghetti
- Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Children's University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Centre for Congenital Heart Diseases, Dept of Pediatric Cardiology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Children's University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Centre for Congenital Heart Diseases, Dept of Pediatric Cardiology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Fiszer R, Karwot B, Chodór B, Szkutnik M, Kobylarz K, Skalski J, Białkowski J. Potts' shunt in a child with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension - one-and-a-half year observation. KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA = POLISH JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY 2015; 12:170-2. [PMID: 26336504 PMCID: PMC4550015 DOI: 10.5114/kitp.2015.52864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This paper presents the case of a young girl with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, who developed signs of severe heart failure within a short period of time. Pharmacotherapy with sildenafil and bosentan (among other drugs) was ineffective. Heart catheterization revealed suprasystemic pressure in the pulmonary artery. At the age of 7.5 years, the patient underwent a surgical Potts shunt (namely, a direct side-by-side anastomosis from the left pulmonary artery to the descending aorta). The procedure resulted in a significant improvement of the clinical, echocardiographic, and biochemical parameters, which persists after one and a half years of follow-up. After the surgery, pharmacotherapy with bosentan was gradually discontinued.
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- Roland Fiszer
- Clinical Department of Congenital Heart Diseases and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Congenital Heart Diseases and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Congenital Heart Diseases and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Congenital Heart Diseases and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Congenital Heart Diseases and Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Poland
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Buethe J, Ashwath RC, Rajiah P. Eponymous cardiovascular surgeries for congenital heart diseases--imaging review and historical perspectives. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2015; 44:303-20. [PMID: 25792245 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgical techniques over the past few decades have revolutionized the management of the patients with congenital heart disease, and many now survive into adulthood. Several eponymous surgical procedures performed for congenital heart disease have been named after eminent surgeons. In this article, we provide a short biography of the surgeons associated with these eponymous surgical procedures along with their other important scientific contributions. This is followed by a review of these surgical procedures and their most common complications. Imaging appearances of these surgical procedures along with common complications are described and illustrated, with particular emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging. The surgical procedures described in this review include Blalock-Taussig, Potts, Waterston, Glenn, Fontan, Kawashima, Norwood, Sano, Damus-Kaye-Stansel, Mustard, Senning, Jatene, LeCompte, Rastelli, Rashkind, Ross, and Waldenhausen.
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- Ji Buethe
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
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Sandoval J, Gomez-Arroyo J, Gaspar J, Pulido-Zamudio T. Interventional and surgical therapeutic strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: Beyond palliative treatments. J Cardiol 2015; 66:304-14. [PMID: 25769400 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Despite significant advances in pharmacological treatments, pulmonary arterial hypertension remains an incurable disease with an unreasonably high morbidity and mortality. Although specific pharmacotherapies have shifted the survival curves of patients and improved exercise endurance as well as quality of life, it is also true that these pharmacological interventions are not always accessible (particularly in developing countries) and, perhaps most importantly, not all patients respond similarly to these drugs. Furthermore, many patients will continue to deteriorate and will eventually require an additional, non-pharmacological, intervention. In this review we analyze the role of atrial septostomy and Potts anastomosis in the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, we summarize the current worldwide clinical experience (case reports and case series), and discuss why these interventional/surgical strategies might have a therapeutic role beyond that of a "bridge" to transplantation.
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- Julio Sandoval
- Department of Cardiopulmonary, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University-School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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Al Maluli H, DeStephan CM, Alvarez RJ, Sandoval J. Atrial Septostomy: A Contemporary Review. Clin Cardiol 2015; 38:395-400. [PMID: 25733325 DOI: 10.1002/clc.22398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease, but it boasts significant morbidity and mortality. Although remarkable achievements have been made in the medical treatment of PAH, there is a role for invasive or surgical procedures in patients with progressive disease despite optimal medical therapy or with no access to such therapy. Atrial septostomy creates a right-to-left intracardiac shunt to decompress the overloaded right ventricle. Despite significant advances to validate and improve this palliative procedure, as well as recent reports of improved outcomes, it is only slowly being adopted. This article aims to detail the history, indications, contraindications, procedural techniques, and outcomes of atrial septostomy. We will also shed light on some of the newer interventions, inspired by the same physiological concept, that are being evaluated as potential palliative modalities in patients with PAH.
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- Hayan Al Maluli
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiopulmonary Department, National Cardiology Institute Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Khan SS, Rich JD. Novel technologies and devices for monitoring and treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. Can J Cardiol 2015; 31:478-88. [PMID: 25840097 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease of the pulmonary vasculature associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite significant advances in the past 2 decades with the development of pharmacological therapies to target key molecular pathways of PAH, there remains an ongoing need for novel technologies and devices for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment to improve PAH outcomes. The advent of sophisticated imaging tools, including cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and speckle tracking echocardiography, offer novel opportunities for advanced, noninvasive assessment of right ventricular function, the most powerful predictor of death in patients with PAH. Noninvasive cardiac output monitors and implantable hemodynamic sensors are among the additional promising novel technologies that might offer daily access to hemodynamic data to influence clinical decision-making and potentially improve outcomes. Percutaneous interventional therapeutics might offer a nonpharmacological treatment option in select patients with PAH, ranging from the percutaneous creation of right to left shunts, pulmonary artery denervation, and right ventricular pacing. Finally, mechanical circulatory support with durable ventricular assist devices offers hope to one day provide a realistic strategy to treat life-threatening right ventricular failure in PAH. Future clinical trials and carefully designed prospective observational studies will be needed to evaluate the full potential of many of these novel devices and technologies for monitoring and treating PAH.
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- Sadiya S Khan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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A 4.5-year-old child with severe idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension underwent right-heart catheterisation, showing suprasystemic pulmonary pressure and a tiny patent ductus arteriosus with trivial right-to-left shunting. The ductus arteriosus was successfully stented with a bare metal stent. At 1-year follow-up, a remarkable improvement was observed in clinical status, functional capacity, and serology. Echocardiography confirmed a favourable cardiac remodelling.
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Keogh AM, Nicholls M, Shaw M, Dhital K, Weintraub R, Winlaw DS. Modified Potts shunt in an adult with pulmonary arterial hypertension and recurrent syncope - three-year follow-up. Int J Cardiol 2015; 182:36-7. [PMID: 25576730 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Anne M Keogh
- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia; University of New South Wales, Australia
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- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia; University of New South Wales, Australia
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- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia; University of New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia; Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145 Australia; University of Sydney, Australia.
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Moceri P, Kempny A, Liodakis E, Alonso Gonzales R, Germanakis I, Diller GP, Swan L, Marino PS, Wort SJ, Babu-Narayan SV, Ferrari E, Gatzoulis MA, Li W, Dimopoulos K. Physiological differences between various types of Eisenmenger syndrome and relation to outcome. Int J Cardiol 2015; 179:455-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Revised: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Baruteau AE, Belli E, Boudjemline Y, Laux D, Lévy M, Simonneau G, Carotti A, Humbert M, Bonnet D. Palliative Potts shunt for the treatment of children with drug-refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension: updated data from the first 24 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2014; 47:e105-10. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pulmonary hypertension is a complex disease that extends beyond merely elevated pulmonary blood pressures and right ventricular dysfunction. Its multiple causes and ever-expanding diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches make it a heterogeneous disease with widely variable clinical sequelae. There are still many unanswered questions that challenge our understanding of this disease. RECENT FINDINGS The study of pulmonary hypertension in the pediatric patient is as robust as ever, with the creation and inclusion of pediatric-specific disease characteristics in the most recent WHO classification system, improved understanding of the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension in pediatric diseases such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and increasingly expanding diagnostic tools and management possibilities. Although the use of pulmonary hypertension therapies in children previously often relied on expert opinion and inferences from studies involving adults, pediatric-targeted research is becoming more widely supported and pursued, and has even come under recent debate, which at the very least stimulates further collaboration and discussion. SUMMARY This review will highlight the changes in the pulmonary hypertension classification system, briefly explore pulmonary hypertension in bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and provide updates on the diagnostic and management tools used by experts in the field.
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Dramatic advances in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common inborn defect, has resulted in a growing population of adults with CHD. Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) represents the extreme form of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with CHD, characterized by markedly increased pulmonary vascular resistance with consequently reversed or bidirectional shunting. While ES is a direct consequence of a heart defect, it is a fundamentally multisystem syndrome with wide-ranging clinical manifestations. The introduction of targeted pulmonary hypertension therapies aimed has subtly shifted clinical focus from preventing iatrogenic and other adverse events toward cautious therapeutic activism.
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Zijlstra WMH, Ploegstra MJ, Berger RMF. Current and advancing treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension in childhood. Expert Rev Respir Med 2014; 8:615-28. [PMID: 25047735 DOI: 10.1586/17476348.2014.940322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and progressive intrinsic disease of the precapillary lung vasculature. Since the introduction of PAH-targeted drugs, survival of PAH patients seems to have improved. Randomized controlled trials have led to evidence-based guidelines to direct treatment in adults. However, since disease characteristics differ between adults and children, it is hazardous to simply extrapolate these guidelines to children. Moreover, pediatric data on treatment strategies and how to assess treatment response remain virtually absent. Optimal treatment strategies are highly needed to guide therapy and improve survival in children with PAH. This review provides an overview of currently available treatments for PAH and the limited efficacy and safety data in children (with the exclusion of perinatal pulmonary vascular diseases, as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn). We also discuss potential treatment goals and how the available data can be translated into treatment strategies in pediatric PAH.
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- Willemijn M H Zijlstra
- Center for Congenital Heart Diseases, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Building foundations for transcatheter intervascular anastomoses: 3D anatomy of the great vessels in large experimental animals. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014; 19:543-51. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Apitz C, Latus H, Michel-Behnke I, Kreuder J, Schranz D. Pulmonale Hypertonie im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00112-014-3083-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Baruteau AE, Hascoët S, Baruteau J, Boudjemline Y, Lambert V, Angel CY, Belli E, Petit J, Pass R. Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus: past, present and future. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2014; 107:122-32. [PMID: 24560920 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2014.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This review aims to describe the past history, present techniques and future directions in transcatheter treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Transcatheter PDA closure is the standard of care in most cases and PDA closure is indicated in any patient with signs of left ventricular volume overload due to a ductus. In cases of left-to-right PDA with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, closure may be performed under specific conditions. The management of clinically silent or very tiny PDAs remains highly controversial. Techniques have evolved and the transcatheter approach to PDA closure is now feasible and safe with current devices. Coils and the Amplatzer Duct Occluder are used most frequently for PDA closure worldwide, with a high occlusion rate and few complications. Transcatheter PDA closure in preterm or low-bodyweight infants remains a highly challenging procedure and further device and catheter design development is indicated before transcatheter closure is the treatment of choice in this delicate patient population. The evolution of transcatheter PDA closure from just 40 years ago with 18F sheaths to device delivery via a 3F sheath is remarkable and it is anticipated that further improvements will result in better safety and efficacy of transcatheter PDA closure techniques.
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- Alban-Elouen Baruteau
- M3C Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Paris Sud University, Paris, France; Inserm UMR 1087, CNRS UMR 6291, l'Institut du Thorax, Nantes University, Nantes, France.
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- M3C CHU Toulouse, Children's Hospital, Paediatric Cardiology, Paul-Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Metabolic Medicine Department, University College London, Institute for Women's Health, Gene Therapy Transfer Group, London, UK
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- M3C Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paediatric Cardiology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France; M3C Georges-Pompidou European Hospital, Adult Congenital Cardiology, Paris, France
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- M3C Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Paris Sud University, Paris, France; Inserm UMR 999, Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paris, France
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- M3C Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Paris Sud University, Paris, France
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- M3C Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Paris Sud University, Paris, France
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- M3C Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Paris Sud University, Paris, France
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- Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Pediatric Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA
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Bhamra-Ariza P, Keogh AM, Muller DW. Percutaneous Interventional Therapies for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014; 63:611-618. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Latus H, Apitz C, Moysich A, Kerst G, Jux C, Bauer J, Schranz D. Creation of a functional Potts shunt by stenting the persistent arterial duct in newborns and infants with suprasystemic pulmonary hypertension of various etiologies. J Heart Lung Transplant 2014; 33:542-6. [PMID: 24630407 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.01.860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The surgical creation of a Potts shunt has been reported in children with suprasystemic idiopathic pulmonary artery (PA) hypertension (IPAH) refractory to any medical therapy. This surgical approach allows acute decompression of the right ventricle (RV) and thereby avoids ventricular failure. We present 4 newborns and infants with different causes of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in whom interventional stenting of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was used to create a "functional" Potts shunt. METHODS Suprasystemic PH was diagnosed by cardiac catheterization in 2 newborns with complex left heart obstructive lesions, a patient with persistent PH of the newborn (PPHN), and an infant with IPAH and was accompanied by RV dilation and imminent RV failure. RESULTS Stenting of the PDA was performed uneventfully during cardiac catheterization in all patients and led to stabilization of clinical symptoms. The 2 patients with complex cardiac lesions subsequently underwent successful biventricular repair. In the PPHN patient, the stented PDA was closed interventionally when PA pressures dropped and a significant left-to-right shunt occurred. PA pressures in the patient with IPAH remained high while the stented PDA still served as RV decompression in avoidance of lung transplantation. CONCLUSIONS Newborns and infants with suprasystemic PH of varying etiologies may benefit from the creation of a functional Potts shunt by stenting the PDA. This strategy should be considered in patients with suprasystemic IPAH or PPHN as a temporary or permanent therapy when a PDA can be identified at cardiac catheterization. It may also be beneficial in patients with PH due to left heart obstructions by serving as a bridge to further corrective surgery.
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- Heiner Latus
- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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Ivy DD, Abman SH, Barst RJ, Berger RM, Bonnet D, Fleming TR, Haworth SG, Raj JU, Rosenzweig EB, Schulze Neick I, Steinhorn RH, Beghetti M. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; 62:D117-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Guo K, Langleben D, Afilalo J, Shimony A, Leask R, Marelli A, Martucci G, Therrien J. Anatomical considerations for the development of a new transcatheter aortopulmonary shunt device in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Circ 2013; 3:639-46. [PMID: 24618548 DOI: 10.1086/674328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Abstract Morbidity from pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) ensues when the pulmonary pressure reaches suprasystemic levels. A transcatheter alternative to the Potts shunt would allow decompression of the right heart without the surgical risks. To aid development of a transcatheter aortopulmonary shunt (TAPS) device, we described the anatomic relationship between the left pulmonary artery (LPA) and the descending aorta (dAO) in adults with severe pulmonary hypertension. Adults with severe PAH (peak systolic pulmonary arterial pressure [PASP] ≥80 mmHg) who had computed tomography of the chest were enrolled. Measurements were taken on the axial plane at the level of the pulmonary artery bifurcation. Forty patients (male sex, 9 patients; median age ± standard deviation [SD], [Formula: see text] years; median PASP ± SD, [Formula: see text] mmHg) were identified. The mean distance (±SD) between the LPA and dAO was [Formula: see text] mm. The mean luminal dAO and LPA diameters (±SD) were [Formula: see text] mm and [Formula: see text] mm, respectively. The LPA and dAO approximated in 93% of patients, with 38% having aortic calcification at the contact site. The mean "landing zone" width and height (defining an area with distance <4 mm between the outer borders) of the two arteries were [Formula: see text] mm and [Formula: see text] mm, respectively, at a mean distance of [Formula: see text] mm from the main pulmonary artery bifurcation. This study shows that the landing zone is able to accommodate a TAPS device of up to 15 mm in diameter in the majority of patients with severe PAH.
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- Kenneth Guo
- 1 McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease Excellence, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lanigan MJ, Chaney MA, Tissot C, Beghetti M, Dimopoulos K. CASE 10--2014 Eisenmenger syndrome: close the hole? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 28:1146-53. [PMID: 24094563 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Megan J Lanigan
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
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- Department of the Child and Adolescent, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of the Child and Adolescent, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, England
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Potts Shunt in a Child With End-Stage Pulmonary Hypertension After Late Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2013; 4:286-9. [DOI: 10.1177/2150135113482739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We report on a 10-year-old boy with medically refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and end-stage right heart failure after closure of a ventricular septal defect. The boy was a candidate for lung transplantation (LTX), but an alternative option was to create an Eisenmenger physiology with right-to-left shunting. The shunt could be created either as an intracardiac or as an extracardiac shunt. We decided to create a Potts shunt, a direct anastomosis between the left pulmonary artery and the descending aorta. The Potts shunt functioned as a right-to-left shunt, thus reducing the afterload on the right ventricle. The boy’s clinical condition improved markedly, so he was discharged two weeks after the procedure. The ultimate therapeutic option for medically refractory PAH is LTX or heart–lung transplantation, but because of the short life span after LTX, time was bought by postponing the time of transplantation.
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Paradela M, Mercier O, Baruteau A, Fadel E. Endovascular closure of Potts shunt before double lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 146:e5-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2012] [Revised: 03/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Latus H, Apitz C, Schmidt D, Jux C, Mueller M, Bauer J, Akintuerk H, Schneider M, Schranz D. Potts Shunt and Atrial Septostomy in Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Left Ventricular Disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 96:317-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hayes N, Chubb H, Narayan S, Qureshi S. Highlights of the 6th World Congress in Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Future Cardiol 2013; 9:309-12. [PMID: 23668735 DOI: 10.2217/fca.13.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The 6th World Congress in Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery took place in Cape Town, South Africa, in February 2013. The congress is the largest meeting in the field of congenital and paediatric heart disease and attracts a global audience of specialists with the aim of sharing the latest multidisciplinary developments in research and clinical practice. The congress was commended as a huge success and this article aims to give a general flavor of the diverse meeting through detailing a few specific highlights from the various tracks.
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- Nicholas Hayes
- Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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Boudjemline Y, Patel M, Malekzadeh-Milani S, Szezepanski I, Lévy M, Bonnet D. Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stenting (Transcatheter Potts Shunt) for Palliation of Suprasystemic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2013; 6:e18-20. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.112.000091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Younes Boudjemline
- From the Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M., I.S., M.L., D.B.); Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, George Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M.); and Université Paris Descartes
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- From the Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M., I.S., M.L., D.B.); Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, George Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M.); and Université Paris Descartes
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- From the Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M., I.S., M.L., D.B.); Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, George Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M.); and Université Paris Descartes
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- From the Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M., I.S., M.L., D.B.); Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, George Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M.); and Université Paris Descartes
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- From the Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M., I.S., M.L., D.B.); Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, George Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M.); and Université Paris Descartes
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- From the Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Pediatric Cardiology, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M., I.S., M.L., D.B.); Centre de Référence Malformations Cardiaques Congénitales Complexes, M3C, George Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Unit for Adults with Congenital Heart Defects, Paris, France (Y.B., M.P., S.M.-M.); and Université Paris Descartes
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Esch JJ, Shah PB, Cockrill BA, Farber HW, Landzberg MJ, Mehra MR, Mullen MP, Opotowsky AR, Waxman AB, Lock JE, Marshall AC. Transcatheter Potts shunt creation in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: Initial clinical experience. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32:381-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.1049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Ventura HO. Transcatheter Potts shunt: an innovative IDEA. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32:388-9. [PMID: 23498160 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Recla S, Steinbrenner B, Schreier J, Fichtlscherer S, Schmidt D, Apitz C, Müller M, Bauer J, Akintuerk H, Schranz D. Surgical-interventional hybrid orchestra consisting of Potts shunt, transcatheter tricuspid valve repair by Edwards-valve in a 26-year-old patient with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2013.36a001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mise au point sur les traitements de l’hypertension artérielle pulmonaire de l’enfant. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-012-0637-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lacour-Gayet F. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 94:824. [PMID: 22916747 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Francois Lacour-Gayet
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Montefiore Children's Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, CT Surgery, 5th Flr, 3400 Bainbridge Ave, New York, NY 10467, USA.
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