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Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension
This chapter discusses the anatomical and physiological basis for chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension and its diagnosis and management. Pulmonary...
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Prune-Belly Syndrome
Prune-belly syndrome has three main features: urinary tract dilation, cryptorchidism, and abdominal wall flaccidity, with potential associated...
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Analysis of Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes Among Presentations of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery Diagnosed Beyond Infancy Versus During Infancy
Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) typically presents in infancy; however, there are cases of patients who survive the...
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Assessment of brain natriuretic peptide and copeptin as correlates of blood pressure in chronic hypertensive pregnant women
BackgroundHypertensive disorders of pregnancy including preexisting (or chronic) hypertension are the most common complication encountered during...
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Teratology of Fallot (TOF)
TOF is one of the most common congenital heart diseases. It is characterized by the presence of four structural defects including (a) RVO...
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What drives outcomes in infants of mothers with congenital heart disease? A mediation analysis
ObjectiveInfants of mothers with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. We aim to...
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Genetic Heterogeneity in Adrenal Insufficiency
Genetic forms of primary adrenal insufficiency (AI) present clinical heterogeneity, variable modes of inheritance, and association with several...
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Physiology and Development of the Term and Preterm Neonate
Perinatal injury, prematurity, and/or congenital anomalies inflict profound long- and short-term physical, psychological, emotional, social, and...
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Care of the critically ill neonate with hypoxemic respiratory failure and acute pulmonary hypertension: framework for practice based on consensus opinion of neonatal hemodynamics working group
Circulatory transition after birth presents a critical period whereby the pulmonary vascular bed and right ventricle must adapt to rapidly changing...
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Risk Factors for Adverse Events in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can lead to progressive heart failure with high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac catheterization (CC) is the gold...
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Prune-Belly Syndrome
Prune-belly syndrome has three main features: urinary tract dilation, cryptorchidism, and abdominal wall flaccidity, with potential associated...
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Etiology and Pathogenesis
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that develops in neonates treated with oxygen and mechanical ventilation for a primary...
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Patho-mechanisms of the origins of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to be one of the most common complications of prematurity, despite significant advancement in neonatology...
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Impact of Maternal Health and Disease on Neonatal Outcome
Low birth weight (LBW) and preterm births make babies more vulnerable for disease and death in the neonatal period in India and worldwide (Estimates...
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Overview of Common Conditions in Neonatal Settings
This chapter will provide an overview of specific neonatal conditions including causes and predisposing factors and management strategies. The topics...
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) in Pediatric Populations
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children includes a broad range of respiratory problems beyond collapse of the upper airway. In addition to...
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Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR lymphangiography: feasibility of using ferumoxytol in patients with chronic kidney disease
PurposeTo assess the feasibility of direct intra-lymphatic administration of diluted ferumoxytol as a T1-positive contrast agent for dynamic...
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Neonatal outcomes of maternal prenatal coronavirus infection
AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to significant changes in life and healthcare all over the world. Pregnant women and...
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Preoperative Workup , Perioperative NPO, and ERAS
Surgery in neonatal, newborn and premature infants carries higher risk but the survival of premature, even extremely premature (<28 week gestation)...