2014
Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma
Gutiérrez A, Sauler M, Mitchell JM, Siegel MD, Trow TK, Bacchetta M, Fares WH. Unresolved pulmonary embolism leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma. Heart & Lung 2014, 43: 574-576. PMID: 24928184, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPulmonary artery sarcomaPulmonary embolismPresumed pulmonary embolismUnresolved pulmonary embolismCT pulmonary angiogramAnticoagulation treatmentProgressive symptomsPulmonary angiogramSurgical resectionPulmonary arteryPoor prognosisRare tumorAdditional imagingDifferential diagnosisProper diagnosisEmbolismSarcomaDiagnosisResectionPatientsDyspneaArteryPrognosisAngiogramsMetastasis
2012
IL-13 receptor α2-arginase 2 pathway mediates IL-13-induced pulmonary hypertension
Cho WK, Lee CM, Kang MJ, Huang Y, Giordano FJ, Lee PJ, Trow TK, Homer RJ, Sessa WC, Elias JA, Lee CG. IL-13 receptor α2-arginase 2 pathway mediates IL-13-induced pulmonary hypertension. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2012, 304: l112-l124. PMID: 23125252, PMCID: PMC3543640, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00101.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionIL-13Human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cellsDevelopment of PHPulmonary artery smooth muscle cellsRight ventricle systolic pressurePathogenesis of PHArtery smooth muscle cellsExpression of ARG2Pulmonary arterial hypertensionPulmonary vascular remodelingVentricle systolic pressurePotential therapeutic targetIL-13 treatmentSmooth muscle cellsNull mutant miceArterial hypertensionEffector cytokinesMedial thickeningSystolic pressureHemodynamic changesPulmonary arterySmall-interfering RNAVascular remodelingArginase-2
2011
Reproducibility of Oxygen Saturation Monitoring During Six-Minute Walk Test and Exercise Stress Test in Patients with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations Associated With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Li W, Niu B, Henderson K, Northrup V, Pollak JS, Trow T, Fahey J, White RI. Reproducibility of Oxygen Saturation Monitoring During Six-Minute Walk Test and Exercise Stress Test in Patients with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations Associated With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Pediatric Cardiology 2011, 32: 590-594. PMID: 21336824, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-9917-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaOxygen saturationHeart rateWalk testArteriovenous malformationsHemorrhagic telangiectasiaSix-minute walk testOxygen saturation monitoringLowest oxygen saturationYears of ageHuman Investigation CommitteeStress testIntraclass correlation coefficientAnatomic subtypesExercise capacityMultiple complicationsPatientsAdjunct testSaturation monitoringAdequate restReproducible measureMalformationsTelangiectasiaBroad spectrum
2009
Endothelin receptor blockade in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension: Selective and dual antagonism
Trow TK, Taichman DB. Endothelin receptor blockade in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension: Selective and dual antagonism. Respiratory Medicine 2009, 103: 951-962. PMID: 19304472, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionEndothelin receptor antagonistsArterial hypertensionET-1Development of PAHManagement of PAHPathogenesis of PAHEndothelin receptor blockadeLiver function abnormalitiesPlacebo-controlled trialNitric oxide-mediated pathwayClinical study resultsGood clinical resultsClinical treatment studiesUnited States FoodPeripheral edemaFunction abnormalitiesReceptor blockadeDual antagonismDual blockadeSafety profileET receptorsEndothelin-1Head studiesReceptor antagonist