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The 6th PVRI Annual General Meeting & 5th Scientific Workshops & Debates in Cape Town, South Africa, February 7-10, 2012
| Date of Web Publication | 11-Jan-2012 |
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5th Scientific Workshops & Debates in Cape Town, South Africa Abstracts List 1
1 Full abstract will be published in Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 1 Issue 4, December 2011.
Clinical characteristics and outcome of pulmonary hypertension among admitted heart failure patients
Karaye K. M. 1,3,4 , Yahaya I. 2,3,4 , Sa'idu H. 1,4 , Bala M. S. 1,4
1 Departments of Medicine and 2 Chemical Pathology, 3 Bayero University, 4 Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Address for correspondence: Dr. K. M. Karaye,
PO Box 4445, Kano, Nigeria. Tel: +234 803 704 2171,
E-mail: kkaraye@yahoo.co.uk
Heart rate recovery after 6-minute walk test in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Minai O. A. 1 , Gudavalli R. 1
1 Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Address for correspondence: Omar Minai,
Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, 44195 Cleveland Ohio, USA,
Tel.: (001) 216-445-2610, E-mail: minaio@ccf.org
Does high altitude protect against irreversible pulmonary hypertension?
Heath A. 1 , Von Alvensleben I. 2 , Graham B. 3 , Tuder R. 3 , Brockman C. 4 , Perez E. 4
1 Kardiozentrum - Pediatric Cardiologist, La Paz, Bolivia, PVRI fellow, Former Resident, Aachen RWTH, Germany, 2 Kardiozentrum - pediatrician, La Paz, Bolivia, former resident University of Berlin, Germany, 3 Department of Medicine University of Colorado at Denver, 4 Centro Médico Quirúrgico Boliviano- Cardiac surgeon, Belga in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Address for correspondence: Dr. Alexandra Heath-Freudenthal,
Kardiozentrum Fundacion Cardioinfantil La PazPo Box 100La Paz, Bolivia. E-mail: draheath@gmail.com
Long term follow up of closure of atrial septal defects in older children and adults with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
Harikrishnan S. 1, Sonney J. P. 1 , Randeep S. 1 ,
Venkiteswaran S. 1 , Krishnamoorthy K. M. 1 , Sivasankaran.S. 1 , Titus T. 1 , Jaganmohan T. 1
1 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
Address for correspondence: Dr. Harikrishnan S.,
Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum - 695011, India. Tel.: 91-471-2551692, Mob. 98951-25101,
E-mail: drharikrishnan@hotmail.com
Pulmonary hypertension in a tertiary health institution: A retrospective review of 24 months echocardiography registry
Sani M. U. 1,2 , Mijinyawa M. S. 1,2 , Ishaq N. A. 1 , Shehu M. N. 1 , Mohammed S. 1 , Ya'u J. A. 1 , Saidu H 1
1 Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, 2 Department of Medicine, Bayero University Kano
Address for correspondence: Mahmoud Sani,
Bayero University Kano, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, PMB 3452, 700223, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, Tel.: +2348033479179,
E-mail: sanimahmoud@yahoo.com
Overview of pulmonary hypertension registries and quality standards
Pittrow D. 1
1 Department for Clinical Pharmacology, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Address for correspondence: David Pittrow,
Technical University Dresden, Fiedlerstr. 27, D-01307 Dresden, Germany. Tel.: +49-815-1107-31008, E-mail: david.pittrow@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Pulmonary hypertension at moderate altitude in children: Importance of the hyperreactivity of pulmonary vascular tree
Díaz G. F. 1 , Marquez A. 2 , Ruiz A. 3
1 Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá and Hospital La Misericordia, 2 Clínica de La Mujer and Centro Policlínico Del Olaya, Bogotá, 3 Departamento de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Epidemiología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Address for correspondence: Gabriel Díaz,
Titular Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 5 No 116-58 Apto 502, Bogotá, Colombia.
E-mail: gfdiazg50@gmail.com or gfdiazg@unal.edu.co
Atrial natriuretic peptide improves Staphylococcus aureus-induced lung inflammation and vascular barrier function
Birukova A. A. 1 , Xing J. 1 , Moldobaeva N. 1
1 Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Address for correspondence: Anna Birukova,
MD, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC-6026; Office N-613, Chicago, IL 60637 USA. Tel.: 773-834-2634,
E-mail: abirukov@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Oxygen sensing pathway: Revealing and documenting human adaptations at high-altitude
Mishra A. 1,2 , Thinlas T. 3 , Mohammad G. 3 , Pasha M. A. Q. 1,2
1 Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, 2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, 3 Department of Medicine, SNM Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, J & K, India
Address for correspondence: M. A. Qadar Pasha,
Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India. E-mail: qpasha@igib.res.in
Vasoactive mediators and ROS interactions under hypobaric hypoxia
Ali Z. 1,2 , Mishra A. 1,2 , Mohammad G. 3 , Pasha M. A. Q. 1,2
1 Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, 2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, 3 Department of Medicine, SNM Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, J & K, India
Address for correspondence: M. A. Qadar Pasha,
Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India. E-mail: qpasha@igib.res.in
Inter-kinase communiqué: The P Code
Pandey P. 1,2 , Mohammad G. 3 , Pasha M. A. Q. 1,2
1 Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, 2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Pune, Pune, 3 Department of Medicine, SNM Hospital, Leh, Ladakh, J & K, India
Address for correspondence: M. A. Qadar Pasha,
Functional Genomics Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India. E-mail: qpasha@igib.res.in
Causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the paediatric population in a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia
Banjar H. 1
1 Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Address for correspondence: Hanaa Banjar,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, PO Box 3354, MBC-58, 11211, Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Tel.: 966-5043-93022,
E-mail: hanaa@kfshrc.edu.sa
Involvement of immune/inflammatory cells to pathology of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Savai R. 1, Pullamsetti S. S. 1,2 , Kolbe J. 2 , Bieniek E. 2 ,
Ghofrani H. A. 2 , Weissmann N. 2 , Fink L. 3 , Klepetko W. 4 , Voswinckel R. 1,2 , Banat G. A. 2 , Seeger W. 1,2 , Grimminger F. 2 , Schermuly R. T. 1,2
1 Departments of Lung Development and Remodelling, Max-Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen Lung Center, Giessen, 3 Department of Pathology, University of Giessen Lung Center, Giessen, Germany, 4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Address for correspondence: Rajkumar Savai,
Molecular Mechanisms in Lung Cancer, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstrasse 1; D-61231 Bad Nauheim; Germany.
Tel.: +49 6032 705 420, E-mail: rajkumar.savai@mpi-bn.mpg.de
Non-response to acute pulmonary vasodilator challenge in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with non recruitment of pulmonary functional capillary endothelial surface area
Langleben D. 1 , Orfanos S. E. 2 , Giovinazzo M. 1 , Hirsch A. 1 , Sotiropoulou C. 2 , Armaganidis A. 2 , Catravas J. D. 3
1 Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal PQ, Canada, 2 Attikon Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Haïdari Athens, Greece, 3 Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GA, USA
Address for correspondence: David Langleben,
Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Cardiology Division, Jewish General Hospital, H3T 1E2 Montreal, Canada. E-mail: david.langleben@mcgill.ca
Utility of the brain natriuretic peptide as a marker in the diagnosis of patients with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Díaz G. 1 , Ruiz A. I. 1 , Acherman R. 3 , Montealegre A. 2 ,
Ome L. 2 , Marquez A. 4
1 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2 Instituto Materno Infantil, Bogotá Colombia, 3 Children΄s Heart Center Las Vegas, Nevada; Universidad de Nevada Las Vegas, USA, 4 Clinica de La Mujer y Centro Policlínico del Olaya Bogotá Colombia
Address for correspondence: Gabriel Diaz,
Titular Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 5 No 116-58 Apto 502, Bogotá, Colombia.
E-mail: gfdiazg50@gmail.com or gfdiazg@unal.edu.co
Sildenafil plasma concentrations in two hiv patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with Ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors
Chinello P. 1 , Cicalini S. 1 , Pichini S. 3 , Pacifici R. 3 ,
Tempestilli M. 2 , Petrosillo N. 1
1 Second Infectious Diseases Unit, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy, 2 Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology Laboratory, "L. Spallanzani" National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy, 3 Drug Abuse and Doping Unit, Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicines Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Address for correspondence: P. Chinello,
National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy. Tel.: 0039-06-55170294, E-mail: chinellop@katamail.com
Estimation of pulmonary artery pressure in patients with sickle cell anaemia in Ibadan, Nigeria: An echocardiographic study
Enakpene E. O. 1 , Adebiyi A. 1 , Ogah O. S. 1 , Olaniyi J. A. 2 ,
Aje A. 1 , Adebayo A. K. 1 , Ojji D. B. 1 , Adeoye M. A. 1 ,
Ochulor K. C. 1 , Oladapo O. O. 1 , Falase A. O. 1
1 Division of cardiovascular medicine, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2 Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Address for correspondence: Dr. E. O. Enakpene,
Division of cardiovascular medicine, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Tel.: +234 (0) 8064121,
E-mail: osogah56156@yahoo.com
Pulmonary hypertension associated with sickle cell anaemia: A review of epidemiology, pathophysiology and management
Ogah O.S. 1 , Falase A. O. 1 , Stewart S. 2 , Sliwa K. 3
1 Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2 Preventative Health Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC, 3004 , Australia, 3 Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences,University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Observatory 7935, South Africa
Address for correspondence: Dr. O. S. Ogah,
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital Ibadan PMB 5116, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Tel.: +234 806 77 47 121 E-mail: osogah56156@yahoo.com OR osogah56156@gmail.com
Serotonin passes through myoendothelial gap junctions to promote pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell differentiation
Gairhe S. 1 , Gebb S. A. 2 , McMurty I. F. 1
1 Departments of Pharmacology, 2 Cell Biology and Neuroscience, and Medicine at Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama
Address for correspondence: S. Gairhe,
University of South Alabama, 307 N University Blvd, 36688 Mobile, Alabama, USA. Tel.: (001) 2514501685, E-mail: saisalu@gmail.com
Doppler echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary artery pressure in apparently healthy nigerian primary school children in Ibadan (Western Nigeria)
Udo P. A. 1 , Orimadegun A. E. 2 , Omokhodion S. I. 3
1 Department of Paediatrics, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, 2 Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 3 Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan
Address for correspondence: Dr. Patience A. Udo,
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, PMB 1136 Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria,
Tel: +2348062293723, E-mail: patienceaudo@yahoo.com
Long-term endothelin receptor antagonist therapy may predispose to carcinogenesis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Safdar Z. 1 , Qureshi H. 1
1 Pulmonary-Critical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Address for correspondence: Prof. Z. Safdar,
Baylor College of Medicine, 2606 Werlein Avenue, 77005, Houston,
Texas, USA. Tel.: (001) 713-855-2247, E-mail: safdar@bcm.edu
Non-invasive evaluation of pulmonary hypertension and its correlates among adult patients with sickle cell disease
Mbakwem A. C. 1 , Kehinde M. O. 2,1
1 Cardiology unit, 2 Haematology unit, Dept of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Address for correspondence: Dr Amam Mbakwem,
Cardiology unit, Dept of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. E-mail: ambakwem@hotmail.com
Single and combination therapy with erythropoietin and sildenafil on hypoxia-induced PAH
Samillan V. 1 , Haider T. 1 , Vogel J. 1 , Leuenberger C. 1 , Gassmann M. 1 , Østergaard L. 1
1 Department of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Address for correspondence: Louise Østergaard,
Department of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. E-mail: ostergaard@vetphys.uzh.ch
A practicable risk score for pulmonary hypertension
Tiede H. 1 , Felix J. 2 , Wilkins M. 3 , Steyerberg E. 2 , Seeger W. 1 , Grimminger F. 1 , Ghofrani A. 1
1 University of Giessen Lung Center, 2 Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 3 Imperial College London
Address for correspondence: Henning Tiede,
University of Giessen Lung Center, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Tel.: 0049-641-985-56766,
E-mail: Henning.Tiede@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
Use of combination therapy in postoperative persistent pulmonary arterial hypertension in children
Kulkarni S. 1 , Jadhav M. 1 , Garekar S. 1 , Rao S. 1
1 Children's Heart Center, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
Address for correspondence: S. Kulkarni,
Kokialbem Ambani Hospital, Four Bungalows, Andhere West, 40056 Mumbai, India. Tel.: 919920073200, E-mail: kulkarnisnehal15@yahoo.com
LC/MS/MS method for simultaneous analysis of arachidonic acid and its endogenous eicosanoid metabolites and prostaglandins in rodent lung tissue
Sagliani K. 1 , Hill N. S. 1 , Fanburg B. F. 1 , Dolnikowski G. 2 , Levy B. L. 3 , Preston I. R. 1
1 Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, 2 Human Nutrition Research Center of Aging, Boston, 3 Brigham and Women Hospital, Boston
Address for correspondence: K. Sagliani, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center 89 Chester St. Apt A2 02134 Allston/Ma, USA. Tel.: (001) 4435287801, E-mail: KSagliani@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Determination of endogenous bioactive lipid profile in experimental pulmonary hypertension
Sagliani K. 1 , Hill N. S. 1 , Fanburg B. F. 1 , Warburton R. W. 1 , Dolnikowski G. 2 , Levy B. L. 3 , Preston I. R. 1
1 Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, 2 Human Nutrition Research Center of Aging, Boston, 3 Brigham and Women Hospital, Boston
Address for correspondence: K. Sagliani,
Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center 89 Chester
St. Apt A2 02134 Allston/Ma, USA. Tel.: (001) 4435287801,
E-mail: KSagliani@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Lipidomic analysis of plasma from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: Determination of circulating arachidonic acid metabolites
Sagliani K. 1 , Preston I. R. 1 , Roberts K. R. 1 , Fanburg B. F. 1 , Dolnikowski G. 2 , Levy B. L. 3 , Hill N. S. 1
1 Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, 2 Human Nutrition Research Center of Aging, Boston, 3 Brigham and Women Hospital, Boston
Address for correspondence: K. Sagliani,
Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center 89 Chester St. Apt A2 02134 Allston/Ma, USA. Tel.: (001) 4435287801,
E-mail: ksagliani@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Echocardiographic prediction of pulmonary vascular resistance
Opotowsky A. R. 1,2,3 , Clair M. 2 , Landzberg M. J. 2,3 ,
Waxman A. B. 3 , Arkles J. S. 1 , Rogers F. 1 , Prasanna V., MD, Moko L. 2 , Maron B. 3 , Fields A. 1 , Forfia PR. 1
1 Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 2 Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 02115, 3 Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
Address for correspondence: Alexander R. Opotowsky,
M.P.H, Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue. Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Tel.: (617) 355-6508, E-mail: alexander.opotowsky@chboston.org
The usefulness of cardiac MRI in understanding PAH in complex CHD, illustration in three cases
Kappanayil M. 1, Kannan R. 2 , Krishna Kumar R. 1
1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, 2 Department of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India
Address for correspondence: Mahesh Kappanayil,
Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India. Mob : +91-9846190020,
E-mail: maheshpeds@yahoo.co.in
Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation in patients with chronic pulmonary hypertension
Olsson K. 1 , Nickel N. 1 , Tongers J. 2 , Hoeper M. 1
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, 2 Department of Cardiology Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Address for correspondence: Dr. Karen Olsson,
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hannover, Germany, Tel.: +491717774064, E-mail: olsson.karen@mh-hannover.de
Gene expression profiling in human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells in response to bone morphogenetic proteins and transforming growth factor-β
Menon S. 1 , Long L. 2 , Dunmore B. J. 2 , Morrell N. W. 2
1 Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, 2 Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Address for correspondence: Swapna Menon,
School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, 2547- Sector D- Pocket 2, Vasant Kunj, 110070 New Delhi, India. Tel.: -26704092,
E-mail: swapna30@gmail.com
Role of micro RNA 145 in vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Joshi S. R. 1,4 , Abe K. 1,2,4 , Oka M. 2,3,4 , McMurtry I. F. 2,3,4 , Gerthoffer W. T. 1,3,4
1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2 Department of Pharmacology, 3 Department of Medicine, 4 Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
Address for correspondence: Sachindra Joshi,
College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile AL 36608, USA. Tel.: (001) 251-460-6843, E-mail: sjoshi@usouthal.edu
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis: An unusual histological presentation of vascular lesion in lung biopsies from patients with congenital cardiac shunts and pulmonary hypertension
Aiello V. D. 1 , Thomaz A. M. 2 , Pozzan G. 3 , Lopes A. A. B. 2
Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo University Medical School, Brazil, 1 Laboratory of Pathology, 2 Clinical Division of Pediatric Cardiology, 3 Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
Address for correspondence: Vera Aiello Demarchi,
Laboratory of Pathology, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo University Medical School, Brazil. E-mail: anpvera@incor.usp.br
Platelet function and morphology in idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
Ramakrishnan S. 1 , Senguttuvan N. B. 1 , Lakshmy R. 1 , Saxena R. 1 , Wadhwa S. 1 , Khunger J. M. 1 , Bhargava B. 1 , Kothari S. S. 1 , Saxena A. 1 , Bahl V. K. 1
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Address for correspondence: S. Ramakrishnan,
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi 110029, India. E-mail: ramakgmc@rediffmail.com
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among 6270 asymptomatic school children in India: The RHEUMATIC (Rheumatic Heart Echo Utilization and Monitoring Actuarial Trends in Indian Children) study
Saxena A. 1 , Ramakrishnan S. 1 , Roy A. 1 , Seth S. 1 ,
Krishnan A. 1 , Misra P. 1 , Kalaivani M. 1 , Bhargava B. 1 ,
Flather M. 1 , Poole-Wilson P. 1
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London, UK
Address for correspondence: Prof. Anita Saxena,
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical sciences,
New Delhi 110029, India,. E-mail: anitasaxena1956@gmail.com
A review of catheterization data for determining operability in congenital heart disease with severe pulmonary hypertension
Juneja R. 1 , Ramakrishnan S. 1 , Anju 1 , Gupta S. 1 ,
Kothari S. S. 1 , Saxena A. 1
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Address for correspondence: Prof. Rajnish Juneja,
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical sciences,
New Delhi 110029, India. E-mail: rjuneja2@gmail.com
Predictors of adverse clinical outcome in Eisenmenger syndrome
Ramakrishnan S. 1 , Kukreti B. B. 1 , Juneja R. 1 , Bharghava B. 1 , Kothari S. S. 1 , Saxena A. 1 , Bahl V. K. 1
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Address for correspondence: Prof. Anita Saxena,
Department of cardiology, All India Institute of Medical sciences,
New Delhi 110029, India. E-mail: anitasaxena1956@gmail.com
Inflammatory markers are elevated in Eisenmenger syndrome
Ramakrishnan S. 1 , Pendharkar A. 1 , Kukreti BB. 1 ,
Lakshmy R. 1 , Karthikeyan G. 1 , Seth S. 1 , Juneja R. 1 , Bharghava B. 1 , Kothari SS. 1 , Saxena A. 1 , Bahl VK. 1
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Address for correspondence: S. Ramakrishnan,
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi 110029, India. E-mail: ramakgmc@rediffmail.com
Nocturnal hypoxemia in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome
Ramakrishnan S. 1 , Juneja R. 1 , Sharma A. K. 1 , Bardolei N. 1 , Shukla G. 1 , Guleria R. 1 , Bhatia M. 1 , Kalaivani M. 1 ,
Kothari S. S. 1 , Saxena A. 1 , Bahl V. K. 1
1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Address for correspondence: S. Ramakrishnan,
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi 110029, India. E-mail: ramakgmc@rediffmail.com
Severe pulmonary hypertension associated with HIV infection
Almodovar S., Flores S. C. 1
1 Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, USA
Address for correspondence: Dr. Sharilyn Almodovar,
University of Colorado Denver, 12700 E 19th Avenue, Mailstop C-272,
80045 Aurora, USA. Tel.: (001) 303-724-6086,
E-mail: sharilyn.almodovar@ucdenver.edu
Surgical treatment in congenital heart disease with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH-CHD) before the era of specific therapies - A historical group
Gonçalves R. C. 1 , Aiello V. D. 1 , Lopes A. A. 1
1 Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine,
São Paulo, Brazil
Address for correspondence: Vera Aiello Demarchi,
Laboratory of Pathology, Heart Institute (InCor), São Paulo University Medical School, Brazil. E-mail: anpvera@incor.usp.br
Loss of tolerance and bronchus associated lymphoid tissue expansion in pulmonary hypertension
Yeager M. E. 1 , Cripe P. J. 1 , Colvin K. L. 1 , Stenmark K. R. 1
1 University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences, Denver Colorado, USA
Address for correspondence: Michael Yeager,
Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences 12700 E. 19th Ave., Box C218, Denver Colorado, USA 80045.
Tel.: 303 724 4193, E-mail: Michael.Yeager@ucdenver.edu
Pulmonary hypertension amongst patients with sickle cell disease in Africa
Wonkam A. 1
1 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Address for correspondence: Ambroise Wonkam,
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. E-mail: ambroise.wonkam@uct.ac.za
Effect of perioperative oral sildenafil on pulmonary artery hypertension in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery: A prospective double blinded randomized trial
Puri G. D. 1, Kumar B. 1
1 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Address for correspondence: Prof. Goverdhan Puri,
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, 160012 Chandigarh, India. Tel.: 0919815199717,
E-mail: gdpuri007@hotmail.com
Adverse events of pulmonary hypertension pharmacotherapy in children
Roldan T. 2 , Cerro M. J. 1 , Romero Garrido J. A. 2 , Deiros L. 1 , Herrero A. 2 , Gutierrez-Larraya F. 1
1 Pediatric Pulmonary hypertension Unit- Pediatric Cardiology, 2 Department of Pharmacy, "La Paz" Children΄s Hospital. Madrid, Spain
Address for correspondence: Maria Jesus del Cerro,
"La Paz" children΄s hospital, C7 Paso de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain. Tel.: 0034629239978, E-mail: mcerro.hulp@salud.madrid.org
Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascular remodelling in mouse models of Schistosomiasis
Crosby A. 1
1 Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Address for correspondence: Alexi Crosby,
Department of Medicine Level 5, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 157 Hills Road, CB2 2QQ Cambridge, United Kingdom. Tel.: 01223 762007,
E-mail: ac522@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Prognostic value of exercise cardiac index in idiopathic, heritable and anorexigen-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
Chaouat A. 1
1 Service des Maladies Respiratoires et Reanimation Respiratoire, Hospital de Brabois, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France
Address for correspondence: Ari Chaouat,
Hospital de Brabois, Allee du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 (0) 383-153-706, E-mail: ari.chaouat@gmail.com
Blockade of TGF-beta prevents schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary hypertension
Graham B. 1 , Chabon J. 1 , Tuder R. 1
1 Program in Translational Lung Research, University of Colorado Denver
Address for correspondence: Brian Graham,
Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Research 2 - 9th floor; Mail stop C-272, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045 USA. Tel.: 1 303 724 3876,
E-mail: brian.graham@ucdenver.edu
Novel roles of radiation protective compound amifostine in attenuation of acute lung injury
Birukov K. G. 1 , Fu P. 1 , Sarich N. 1 , Birukova A. A. 1
1 Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Address for correspondence: Konstantin Birukov,
Lung Injury Center, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC-6026,
Office N-611, Chicago, IL 60637 USA. Tel.: 773-834-2636,
E-mail: kbirukov@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Subcellular mechanisms in IPAH - coordinate dysfunctions of the Golgi-ER-mitochondrial axis
Sehgal P. B. 1
1 Depts. Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Medicine, New York Medical College, New York, NY 10595, USA
Address for correspondence: Prof. Sehgal,
New York Medical College, Rm. 201 Basic Sciences Building, Valhalla,
10595 NY, USA. Tel.: 914-594-4196, E-mail: pravin_sehgal@nymc.edu
The behavior of the right ventricular dysfunction by echocardiography and clinical Transthoracic
Murillo C. 1
1 Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de la Altura, La Paz, Bolivia
Address for correspondence: Carla Murillo,
Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de la Altura, Avenida los Leones 2570 Miraflores Final Saavedra, 0042, La Paz, Bolivia. Tel.: 00 591 - 2- 2242049, E-mail: carlamurillojau@hotmail.com
Epidemiology of pulmonary heart disease in Nigeria: Insight from the Abeokuta Heart Failure Registry
Ogah O. S. 1 , Falase A. O. 1 , Stewart S. 2 , Sliwa K. 3
1 Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2 Preventative Health Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne VIC, 3004, Australia, 3 Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Observatory 7935, South Africa
Address for correspondence: Dr. O. S. Ogah,
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital Ibadan PMB 5116, Ibadan, Oyo State , Nigeria. Tel.: +234 806 77 47 121, E-mail: osogah56156@yahoo.com OR osogah56156@gmail.com
Therapeutic potential of HDAC inhibitors in pulmonary hypertension
Zhao L. 1 , Chen C. N. 1 , Hajji N. 1 , Oliver E. 1 , Huang T. J. 1 ,
Wang D. 2 , Li M. 2 , McKinsey T. 2 , Stenmark K. R. 2 ,
Wilkins MR. 1
1 Centre for Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London, 2 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, USA
Address for correspondence: Prof. Lan Zhao,
Burlington Danes Building, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road,
London W12 ONN, UK. E-mail: l.zhao@imperial.ac.uk
Markers of left and right ventricular remodelling in a native African Hypertensive Cohort
Ojji D. 1,3 , Lacerda L. 3 , Lecour S. 3 , Adeyemi Billyrose M. 2 , Sliwa K. 3
1 Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, 2 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, 3 Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa
Address for correspondence: Dike Ojji,
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, PO Box 193, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. Tel.: +234-8060094456, E-mail: dikeojji@yahoo.co.uk
Correlation of pulmonary arteriolar remodeling on transbronchial lung biopsies with computed tomographic indicators of pulmonary hypertension
Ritu Kulshrestha 1 , D. Soundarya 1 , Seema Kumari 2 , Balakrishnan Menon 2
Department of Pathology 1 , Pulmonary Medicine 2 , Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
PVRI Gala Dinner
The Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute is pleased to announce that this year's Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday the 9 th of February at the formidable Jonkershuis Restaurant in Groot Constantia. The restaurant is nestled inside the Historic Core of the Groot Constantia Wine Estate, with panoramic views of the peninsula and the majestic Constantia Valley. The program will start at 18:30 with two talks on the PVM History Initiative, followed by cocktails and Achievement awards ceremony. Dinner will be served from 20:00 onwards. Diners will be seated outside where they can see the sun sinking behind the mountains whilst enjoying the two lectures prepared for the occasion by professors Stuart Rich and Lionel Opie as described in the Cape Town program.
Places are restricted, so please ensure your seat by booking your reservation at www.pvri.info today.
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