2014
Association between right ventricular dysfunction and restrictive lung disease in childhood cancer survivors as measured by quantitative echocardiography
Patel A, Weismann C, Weiss P, Russell K, Bazzy‐Asaad A, Kadan‐Lottick N. Association between right ventricular dysfunction and restrictive lung disease in childhood cancer survivors as measured by quantitative echocardiography. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2014, 61: 2059-2064. PMID: 25130668, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestrictive lung diseaseChildhood cancer survivorsLung diseaseCancer survivorsIsovolumetric accelerationRV dysfunctionRV functionVentricular dysfunctionMean ageTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionQuantitative echocardiographyAnnular plane systolic excursionEarly RV dysfunctionLower tissue DopplerRestrictive pulmonary impairmentSubclinical RV dysfunctionRight ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionPulmonary function testsRight ventricular functionParticipants' mean ageMeasures of contractilityLarger study populationLymphoma/leukemiaThoracic radiation
2009
Longitudinal follow up of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease
Pashankar FD, Carbonella J, Bazzy‐Asaad A, Friedman A. Longitudinal follow up of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in children with sickle cell disease. British Journal Of Haematology 2009, 144: 736-741. PMID: 19055665, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07501.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityElevated pulmonary artery pressurePulmonary artery pressureSickle cell diseaseArtery pressureCell diseaseHigher tricuspid regurgitant jet velocityObstructive sleep apneaRegurgitant jet velocityRight ventricular pressureLowest oxygen saturationBorderline elevationCardiopulmonary evaluationInitial echocardiogramRepeat echocardiogramPulmonary hypertensionLower hemoglobinSleep apneaPersistent elevationRisk factorsVentricular pressureIntrapatient variabilityOxygen saturationEchocardiogramPatients