Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Child with Sickle Cell Hemoglobin D Disease in the Setting of Acute Chest Syndrome by Hazel Villanueva, Sandeepkumar Kuril, Jennifer Krajewski, Aziza Sedrak

“…We are reporting a case of a 12-year-old boy with HbSD with acute chest syndrome (ACS) complicated by complete thrombosis of the branch of the right pulmonary artery and multiple small pulmonary artery emboli seen on computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiogram and thrombosis of the right brachial vein seen on Doppler ultrasound. …”
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The predictive value of echocardiographic parameters regarding appearance of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndrome by V.Y. Tseluyko, F. Ben Salem, N.A. Lopina

“…Direct correlations were established between mean pulmonary artery pressure and CPK-MB levels (R=0.65; p=0.04), as well as NT-proBNP (R = 0.70; p = 0.004) in patients with AF complicating ACS. …”
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Comparative hemodynamic responses to upright and recumbent cycling in patients with exercise intolerance by Arif Albulushi, Arif Albulushi, Faisal Al Harthi, Gamal Aly, Yahya Al-Wahshi, Mohammed H. El-Deeb

“…Hemodynamic variables were measured at rest and across various exercise intensities.ResultsSignificant differences were observed in right atrial pressure (RAP), mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP), and pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) between upright and recumbent positions. …”
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Hyperechoic papillary muscle: A sign of ALCAPA in the presence of left-to-right shunts by Thanigai Arasu, T Komal, Krishnan Ganapathy Subramaniam, Dhruva Sharma, N. Srinath Reddy

“…ALCAPA can be missed in the presence of significant left-to-right shunts, which increases the pulmonary artery (PA) pressures and the oxygenation of pulmonary arterial blood. …”
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Study of platelet activation, hypercoagulable state, and pulmonary hypertension in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia by Lanja Othman Haji, Ranan Kardagh Polus, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammed

“…BACKGROUND: Thalassemic patients require lifelong blood transfusions, which can lead to complications such as pulmonary arterial hypertension. The pathogenesis involves hypercoagulability, in which researches on coagulation abnormalities in this regard are limited. …”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of healthy cats under the effect of Dexmedetomidine and Butorphanol by L.I. Pereira, M.C.R. Milano, C.H. Oliveira, A.M. Amude, A.K. Fabretti, D.A.G. Kemper

“…And the maximum velocities of the aorta (p = 0.015) and pulmonary artery (p < 0.0001) flows decreased, in addition to promoting alterations compatible with pulmonary artery hypertension. …”
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Angiojet System Used in the Treatment of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report of Two Patients by Jinbo Liu, Tianrun Li, Wei Huang, Na Zhao, Hongwei Zhao, Hongyu Wang

“…Pulmonary artery computed tomography angiography showed bilateral pulmonary embolism. …”
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Nitric oxide synthase inhibition decreases tolerance to hyperoxia in newborn rats by M. R. Pierce, C. A. Voelker, I. R. S. Sosenko, S. Bustamante, S. M. Olister, X.-J. Zhang, D. A. Clark, M. J. S. Miller

“…We conclude that perinatal NOS inhibition results in pulmonary artery vasoconstriction and a decreased tolerance to hyperoxia induced lung injury in newborn rats.…”
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Large-bore aspiration thrombectomy for the treatment of pulmonary embolism in octogenarians by Reid Masterson, Travis Pebror, Andrew Gauger, Adam William Schmitz, Sabah David Butty

“…There were 2 procedural complications, 1 pulmonary vascular injury involving a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm and 1 decompensation involving hypotension requiring vasopressor support. …”
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The Association of Autoantibodies in Hyperthyroid Heart Disease Combined with Pulmonary Hypertension by Xiujuan Zhang, Lin Chen, Jianping Sheng, Chaoying Li, Yong He, WenXia Han

“…According to the Independent samples T-test, variance analysis, chi-square test, Pearson linear correlation analysis, and logistic regression, there was a good correlation between pulmonary artery systolic pressure and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and receptor antibodies (TRAb) (r = 0.264, P=0.025) (OR = 1.037, P=0.029), but there was no significant correlation between the pulmonary artery systolic pressure and other thyroid-related parameters (FT3, FT4, TSH, anti-TPO, and anti-TG). …”
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Correlation of Computed Tomography Angiography and Fractional Flow Reserve Features with Symptoms in Patients with Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Left Coronary Sinus by Liang MAO, Xiaoqiang WANG, Xiaolong LIU, Ning ZHAI, Yueqin CHEN

“…Results: There were significant statistical differences between both groups regarding the RCA ostial morphology, origin angle, proximal lumen stenosis rate, length of the stenotic segment, and its relation to the pulmonary artery. The angle at the RCA ostium showed moderate correlation with clinical symptoms (r=0.566), whereas the ostial shape, proximal lumen stenosis rate, length of the stenotic segment, and relation to the pulmonary artery showed low correlation with symptoms. …”
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Effect of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio on Post-TAVR Mortality and Periprocedural Pulmonary Hypertension by Xin Gao, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Zonglei Wu, Na Chen, Minghui Gong, Xu Zhao, Yan Liu, Ran Guo

“…Methods and Results. 124 patients undergoing TAVR were categorized into three groups according to systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP): Group I (no PH, n = 61) consisted of patients with no pre- and post-TAVR PH; Group II (improved PH, n = 35) consisted of patients with post-TAVR systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) decreased by more than 10 mmHg compared to pre-TAVR levels; and Group III (persistent PH, n = 28) consisted of patients with post-TAVR sPAP no decrease or less than 10 mmHg, or new-onset PH after the TAVR procedure. …”
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Biventricular Impella (Bi-Pella) in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: The First Case from the Middle East by Abdulaziz Almejren, Abdullah Alenezi

“…We describe here the successful use of percutaneous biventricular Impella (Bi-Pella) for cardiogenic shock secondary to acute biventricular myocardial infarctions (AMI-CS), as guided by parameters such as mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi), central venous pressure (CVP), and cardiac power output (CPO). …”
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Cervical heterotopic heart transplantation in mice using a novel suture technique by Hao Dun, MD MSc, Maura Sticco-Ivins, Yuriko Terada, MD PhD, Amber Berning, MD, Kory J. Lavine, MD PhD, Daniel Kreisel, MD PhD, Benjamin J. Kopecky, MD PhD

“…Methods: The donor pulmonary artery is end-to-side anastomosed to the recipient right external jugular vein, using a continuous 10–0 nylon suture. …”
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A novel dual fixation method for improving the reliable assessment of pulmonary vascular morphology in pulmonary hypertension rats by Yan Xu, Pu Liao, Xinyu Song, Wenchuan Guo, Bingxun Liu, Tong Ye, Ting Zhang, Rui Xiao, Liping Zhu, Yujun Shen, Yanjiang Xing, Jing Wang, Qinghua Hu

“…The modified method involved a dual fixation process, combining individualized ventilation support and vascular perfusion to simulate the respiratory motion, pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular output of the rat under in vivo conditions. …”
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Coarctation of the Aorta as a Complication of Surgical Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Premature Infant by Amna Qasim, Soham Dasgupta, Sunil K. Jain, Amyn K. Jiwani, Ashraf M. Aly

“…Complications are infrequent and most commonly include recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and rarely ligation of left pulmonary artery. We report a case of accidental ligation of the descending thoracic aorta leading to a clinically significant coarctation.…”
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Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Left-Sided Cardiac Pathology by Todd L. Kiefer, Thomas M. Bashore

“…The chronic elevation in pulmonary artery pressure often leads to right ventricular pressure overload and subsequent right ventricular failure. …”
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Pulmonary Nodules as an Initial Manifestation of Behçet’s Disease by M. Malekmohammad, A. Emamifar

“…Although vascular involvement, including venous and arteries of any size, is a usual manifestation, cases with pulmonary thrombosis as the initial symptom are not common in the absence of pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA). This report describes a 36-year-old man with recurrent fever, nonmassive hemoptysis, and persistent cough with lung nodules in CT scan who had undergone open lung biopsy. …”
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A clinical analysis and literature review of eleven cases with primary pulmonary angiosarcoma by Tao Luan, Jianqing Hao, Yingying Gu, Ping He, Yijia Li, Liqiang Wang, Haiyi Deng, Wenhui Guan, Xinqing Lin, Xiaohong Xie, Yu Deng, Shuaiying Wang, Changchun Wang, Jingxu Li, Ru Li, Yang Luan, Gang Yang, Yunhui Zhang, Nanshan Zhong, Chengzhi Zhou

“…The average survival period was 13.2 months.Based on the number of lesions, PPAS was categorized into three types: solitary, multiple, and invasive pulmonary artery. The average survival period for the solitary type (2 cases) was 15.5 months, for the multiple type (5 cases) was 6.6 months, and for the pulmonary artery type (4 cases) was 20.5 months. …”
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Microscopic Pulmonary Tumour Embolism: An Unusual Presentation of Thymic Carcinoma by Brita L Sperling, Donald W Cockcroft, Rajni Chibbar

“…The cause of death was determined to be hypoxia secondary to extrinsic compression of the right pulmonary artery and extensive tumour emboli in the small arteries, arterioles and venules of the pulmonary parenchyma. …”
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