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Incidental finding of elevated pulmonary arterial pressures during liver transplantation and postoperative pulmonary complications
BackgroundIn patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD) scheduled for liver transplantation (LT), an intraoperative incidental finding of elevated...
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Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) Trial: study protocol for a multicentre, randomized, controlled trial to compare three different strategies of mean arterial pressure management during cardiopulmonary bypass
BackgroundOne of the main goals of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is targeting an adequate mean arterial pressure (MAP) during heart surgery, in order...
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Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Healthy Young Infants: Single Center Experience
ObjectivesWe studied the clinical presentation and management of acute pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in healthy young infants, and the effect...
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Simultaneous Double Balloon Dilatation for Supravalvar Pulmonary Obstruction After Arterial Switch Operation
The optimal approach for supravalvar right ventricular outflow tract obstruction(RVOTO) after arterial switch operation(ASO) is unclear. The results...
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Evaluation of Pre and Post-operative Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Children with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy and Correlation with Chronicity: A Prospective Study on 50 Children
Children with grade III or IV of adenotonsillar hypertrophy especially of a longer duration, may show cardiovascular changes due to mouth breathing....
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Correlation of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with Laboratory Parameters in Sickle Cell Disease- A Retrospective Study
To study the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) and its relationship with serological...
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Mechanisms maintaining right ventricular contractility-to-pulmonary arterial elastance ratio in VA ECMO: a retrospective animal data analysis of RV–PA coupling
BackgroundTo optimize right ventricular–pulmonary coupling during veno-arterial (VA) ECMO weaning, inotropes, vasopressors and/or vasodilators are...
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Monitoring persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn using the arterial to end tidal carbon dioxide gradient
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) can be monitored theoretically by the difference of the partial pressure of arterial (PaCO 2 )...
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Correlation between serum uric acid and pulmonary arterial hypertension based on echo probability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome is the most common form of SRBDs. Recurrent hypoxia, which accompanies OSAHS, increases the...
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Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension encompasses a range of conditions directly or indirectly leading to elevated pressures within the pulmonary arteries. Five...
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Mechanical ventilation variables associated with high pulmonary artery pressures in ARDS patients: a post hoc analysis
BackgroundThe relationship between indices of mechanical ventilation and pulmonary artery pressures remains ill-defined in ARDS. As our understanding...
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Protective effects of calcyclin-binding protein against pulmonary vascular remodeling in flow-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
BackgroundPulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (CHD-PAH) is recognized as a cancer-like disease with a...
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Derivation of Stroke Volume from Pulmonary Artery Pressures
IntroductionIntermittent cardiac output (CO) studies using thermodilution are considered the gold standard. We have developed a stroke volume (SV)...
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New progress in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease. Although great progress has been made in its diagnosis and treatment in recent years,...
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Frequency, characteristics and risk assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension with a left heart disease phenotype
AimTo obtain real-world evidence about the features and risk stratification of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with a left heart disease (LHD)...
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Assessment of pulmonary arterial stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis without overt pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a pathophysiological disorder that may involve multiple clinical conditions and complicate most systemic diseases....
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Pulmonary, aorta, and coronary arteries post-arterial switch in transposition of great arteries: intermediate-term surveillance utilizing conventional echocardiography and cardiac multislice computed tomography
BackgroundArterial switch operation (ASO) is the standard surgical choice for D-transposition of great arteries (D-TGA). However, the implications of...
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Immediate cardiopulmonary responses to consecutive pulmonary embolism: a randomized, controlled, experimental study
BackgroundAcute pulmonary embolism (PE) induces ventilation-perfusion mismatch and hypoxia and increases pulmonary pressure and right ventricular...
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Right Atrial Strain in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension-A Prospective Observational Study
Right ventricular (RV) afterload due to elevated pulmonary arterial (PA) pressure in pulmonary hypertension (PH) causes long-term right atrial (RA)...
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Cardiac Catheterization Interventions in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and Branch Pulmonary Arteries Following the Arterial Switch Operation
The arterial switch operation for d-transposition of the great arteries achieves anatomic repair but creates the potential for right ventricular...
