Medscape

New Device May Reduce Hospitalizations of Children With Severe Asthma Attacks

Many children treated with the new bronchodilator device have improved lung function in just 1 hour, a new study finds.
The American Journal of Managed CareOpinion

Interventions to Advance Equity in Pediatric Cardiovascular Care

A growing body of evidence shows that pediatric cardiology remains stuck in the first 2 generations of health equity research ...
BMJ

Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in aortic stenosis and its influence on outcomes

Objective The significance of pulmonary hypertension (PHT) complicating aortic stenosis (AS) is poorly characterised. In a large cohort of adults with at least moderate AS, we aimed to describe the ...
BioSpace

Airiver Medical Receives IDE Approval from the FDA for Pivotal Clinical Study of the Airiver Pulmonary Drug Coated Balloon to Treat Benign Central Airway Stenosis

The nationwide study will assess the safety and efficacy of the technology that combines standard balloon dilation to open the respiratory tract with drug delivery designed to maintain symptom relief ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Single Ventricle Type of Tricuspid Atresia with Pulmonary Stenosis in an 18-Month-Old Child in the Pediatrics Department of the Donka National Hospital/Guinea ()

1 Pediatrics Department, Donka National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea. 2 Pediatrics Department, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea. The heart is the central organ of the circulatory system and ...
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Valsartan to Prevent Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Pediatric Patients After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Surgery

Recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) following surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with poor prognosis. Preclinical studies have shown that use of an ...
ahajournals.org

Mortality Patterns in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Insights Into Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure Associations

Pulmonary vein stenosis in children is associated with a poor prognosis. However, the cause and risk factors for mortality remain uncertain. This retrospective, single‐center study identified children ...
Frontiers

Primary transcatheter dilation of the pulmonary valve in cyanotic patients with tetralogy of Fallot and dominant pulmonary valve stenosis

Objectives: This study reviews the outcome of pulmonary valve dilation (PVB) in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and predominantly pulmonary valve stenosis as first palliation and the impact of ...
Business Wire

Renata Medical Receives FDA Approval for the Minima Growth Stent, First-of-its-Kind Device for Treating Aortic Coarctation and Pulmonary Artery Stenosis

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renata Medical today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s first-of-its-kind Minima Growth Stent that’s ...