Donate Help Contact The AHA Sign In Home
American Heart Association
Circulation
Search: search_blue_button Advanced Search
Circulation. 1978;58:1107-1122

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Request Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Rabinovitch, M.
Right arrow Articles by Reid, L. M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Rabinovitch, M.
Right arrow Articles by Reid, L. M.
Right arrowPubmed/NCBI databases
Medline Plus Health Information
*Congenital Heart Defects
*Lung Diseases

Circulation, Vol 58, 1107-1122, Copyright © 1978 by American Heart Association


ARTICLES

Lung biopsy in congenital heart disease: a morphometric approach to pulmonary vascular disease

M Rabinovitch, SG Haworth, AR Castaneda, AS Nadas and LM Reid

Fifty patients with congenital heart disease, ages 2 days-30 years (median 12 months) at cardiac surgery, underwent lung biopsy to assess pulmonary vascular disease (PVD). Twenty-six had ventricular septal defects (VSD), 17 d-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA), and seven, defects of the atrioventricular canal (AVC). Quantitative morphologic data was correlated with hemodynamic data. Three new grades of PVD were observed. Abnormal extension of muscle into peripheral arteries (grade A) was found in all patients; all had increased pulmonary blood flow. In addition, 38 of 50 patients had an increase in percentage arterial wall thickness (grade B); this correlated with elevation in pulmonary artery (PA) pressure (r = 0.59). Another 10 of 50 patients had, in addition to A and B, a reduction in the number of small arteries (grade C); nine of 10 were patients with elevated PA resistance greater than 3.5 mu/m2 (P less than 0.005). All three patients with Heath-Edwards changes of grade III or worse also had grade C. Reduction in peripheral arterial number probably precedes obliterative PVD and may identify those patients in whom, despite corrective surgery, PVD will progress.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol.Home page
S. M. Black, J. M. DeVol, and S. Wedgwood
Regulation of fibroblast growth factor-2 expression in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells involves increased reactive oxygen species generation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, January 1, 2008; 294(1): C345 - C354.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
Z. Ghorishi, J. M. Milstein, F. R. Poulain, A. Moon-Grady, T. Tacy, S. H. Bennett, J. R. Fineman, and M. W. Eldridge
Shear stress paradigm for perinatal fractal arterial network remodeling in lambs with pulmonary hypertension and increased pulmonary blood flow
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, June 1, 2007; 292(6): H3006 - H3018.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
G.-P. Diller and M. A. Gatzoulis
Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Circulation, February 27, 2007; 115(8): 1039 - 1050.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
ICVTSHome page
K. Takeuchi, A. Murakami, T. Takaoka, and S. Takamoto
Evaluation of valved saphenous vein homograft as right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit in modified stage I Norwood operation
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, August 1, 2006; 5(4): 345 - 348.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
J. S. Sachweh, S. H. Daebritz, B. Hermanns, B. Fausten, S. Jockenhoevel, S. Handt, and B. J. Messmer
Hypertensive Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Adults with Secundum or Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect
Ann. Thorac. Surg., January 1, 2006; 81(1): 207 - 213.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
ChestHome page
M. Rabinovitch
Cellular and Molecular Pathobiology of Pulmonary Hypertension Conference Summary
Chest, December 1, 2005; 128(6_suppl): 642S - 646S.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
D. D. Ivy, I. F. McMurtry, K. Colvin, M. Imamura, M. Oka, D.-S. Lee, S. Gebb, and P. L. Jones
Development of Occlusive Neointimal Lesions in Distal Pulmonary Arteries of Endothelin B Receptor-Deficient Rats: A New Model of Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Circulation, June 7, 2005; 111(22): 2988 - 2996.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
S. Fratz, B. Meyrick, B. Ovadia, M. J. Johengen, O. Reinhartz, A. Azakie, G. Ross, R. Fitzgerald, P. Oishi, J. Hess, et al.
Chronic endothelin A receptor blockade in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pressure
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, September 1, 2004; 287(3): L592 - L597.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Br J AnaesthHome page
A. T. Lovell
Anaesthetic implications of grown-up congenital heart disease
Br. J. Anaesth., July 1, 2004; 93(1): 129 - 139.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
J. W. Lee, B. Ovadia, A. Azakie, S. Salas, J. Goerke, J. R. Fineman, and J. A. Gutierrez
Increased pulmonary blood flow does not alter surfactant protein gene expression in lambs within the first week of life
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, June 1, 2004; 286(6): L1237 - L1243.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Pathol.Home page
S. Greenway, R. J. van Suylen, G. Du Marchie Sarvaas, E. Kwan, N. Ambartsumian, E. Lukanidin, and M. Rabinovitch
S100A4/Mts1 Produces Murine Pulmonary Artery Changes Resembling Plexogenic Arteriopathy and Is Increased in Human Plexogenic Arteriopathy
Am. J. Pathol., January 1, 2004; 164(1): 253 - 262.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
S. Fratz, R. Geiger, H. Kresse, G. Roemer, M. Hennig, W. Sebening, and J. Hess
Pulmonary blood pressure, not flow, is associated with net endothelin-1 production in the lungs of patients with congenital heart disease and normal pulmonary vascular resistance
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., December 1, 2003; 126(6): 1724 - 1729.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
S. B. O'Blenes, S. L. Merklinger, A. Jegatheeswaran, A. Campbell, M. Rabinovitch, I. Rebeyka, and G. Van Arsdell
Low Molecular Weight Heparin and Unfractionated Heparin Are Both Effective at Accelerating Pulmonary Vascular Maturation in Neonatal Rabbits
Circulation, September 9, 2003; 108(90101): II-161 - 166.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
E. Mata-Greenwood, B. Meyrick, R. H. Steinhorn, J. R. Fineman, and S. M. Black
Alterations in TGF-{beta}1 expression in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, July 1, 2003; 285(1): L209 - L221.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
E. Mata-Greenwood, B. Meyrick, S. J. Soifer, J. R. Fineman, and S. M. Black
Expression of VEGF and its receptors Flt-1 and Flk-1/KDR is altered in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, July 1, 2003; 285(1): L222 - L231.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
M. Levy, C. Danel, A.-M. Laval, F. Leca, P. R. Vouhe, and D. Israel-Biet
Nitric oxide synthase expression by pulmonary arteries: A predictive marker of Fontan procedure outcome?
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., May 1, 2003; 125(5): 1083 - 1090.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
D. N. Cornfield, E. R. Resnik, J. M. Herron, O. Reinhartz, and J. R. Fineman
Pulmonary vascular K+ channel expression and vasoreactivity in a model of congenital heart disease
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, December 1, 2002; 283(6): L1210 - L1219.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Appl. Physiol.Home page
Y. Mitani, A. Mutlu, J. C. Russell, D. N. Brindley, J. DeAlmeida, and M. Rabinovitch
Dexfenfluramine protects against pulmonary hypertension in rats
J Appl Physiol, November 1, 2002; 93(5): 1770 - 1778.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.Home page
N. DAVIE, S. J. HALEEN, P. D. UPTON, J. M. POLAK, M. H. YACOUB, N. W. MORRELL, and J. WHARTON
ETA and ETB Receptors Modulate the Proliferation of Human Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., February 1, 2002; 165(3): 398 - 405.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
R. Shandas, C. Weinberg, D. D. Ivy, E. Nicol, C. G. DeGroff, J. Hertzberg, and L. Valdes-Cruz
Development of A Noninvasive Ultrasound Color M-Mode Means of Estimating Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Mathematical Analysis, In Vitro Validation, and Preliminary Clinical Studies
Circulation, August 21, 2001; 104(8): 908 - 913.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
C. D. Fike, M. R. Kaplowitz, and M. Bousamra II
eNOS and prostanoid enzymes in lungs of newborn piglets with chronic aortopulmonary shunts
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, August 1, 2001; 281(2): L475 - L482.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
S. B. O'Blenes, S. Fischer, B. McIntyre, S. Keshavjee, and M. Rabinovitch
Hemodynamic unloading leads to regression of pulmonary vascular disease in rats
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., February 1, 2001; 121(2): 0279 - 289.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Circ. Res.Home page
J. D. Roberts Jr, J.-D. Chiche, J. Weimann, W. Steudel, W. M. Zapol, and K. D. Bloch
Nitric Oxide Inhalation Decreases Pulmonary Artery Remodeling in the Injured Lungs of Rat Pups
Circ. Res., July 21, 2000; 87(2): 140 - 145.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Eur Heart JHome page
R.M.F. Berger
Possibilities and impossibilities in the evaluation of pulmonary vascular disease in congenital heart defects
Eur. Heart J., January 1, 2000; 21(1): 17 - 27.
[PDF]


Home page
J Am Coll CardiolHome page
A. M. Atz, I. Adatia, J. E. Lock, and D. L. Wessel
Combined effects of nitric oxide and oxygen during acute pulmonary vasodilator testing
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., March 1, 1999; 33(3): 813 - 819.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
HeartHome page
J Somerville; and P. SLEIGHT
The master's legacy: the first Paul Wood lecture • Commentary
Heart, December 1, 1998; 80(6): 612 - 619.
[Full Text]


Home page
Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
S. M. Black, J. R. Fineman, R. H. Steinhorn, J. Bristow, and S. J. Soifer
Increased endothelial NOS in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 1998; 275(5): H1643 - H1651.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
R. W. Day, A. J. Barton, T. J. Pysher, and R. E. Shaddy
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance of Children Treated With Nitrogen During Early Infancy
Ann. Thorac. Surg., May 1, 1998; 65(5): 1400 - 1404.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Cardiovasc ResHome page
G. A Deuchar, M. N Hicks, S. M Cobbe, C. C Docherty, and M. R MacLean
Pulmonary responses to 5-hydroxytryptamine and endothelin-1 in a rabbit model of left ventricular dysfunction
Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 1998; 38(2): 500 - 507.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.Home page
R. J. van SUYLEN, J. F. M. SMITS, and M. J. A. P. DAEMEN
Pulmonary Artery Remodeling Differs in Hypoxia- and Monocrotaline-induced Pulmonary Hypertension
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 1, 1997; 157(5): 1423 - 1428.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


Home page
ANGIOLOGYHome page
S. Basu, B.N. Datta, and N. Khandelwal
Morphologic Changes in Pulmonary Vasculature with Arteriographic Correlation
Angiology, April 1, 1996; 47(4): 375 - 380.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
V. M. Reddy, B. Meyrick, J. Wong, A. Khoor, J. R. Liddicoat, F. L. Hanley, and J. R. Fineman
In Utero Placement of Aortopulmonary Shunts : A Model of Postnatal Pulmonary Hypertension With Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow in Lambs
Circulation, August 1, 1995; 92(3): 606 - 613.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


Home page
VASC ENDOVASCULAR SURGHome page
H. Raffa
Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Arabs
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, May 1, 1988; 22(3): 165 - 168.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
ANGIOLOGYHome page
I. A. Kashani, B. Richardson, R. J. Lammers, T. A. Merritt, and C. M. Bloor
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Pulmonary Vascular Bed of Newborn Rats with Chronic Hypoxia
Angiology, January 1, 1986; 37(1): 21 - 26.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
ANGIOLOGYHome page
G. M. Folger JR
Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Children with Congenital Cardiovascular Malformations: Etiologic Considerations
Angiology, December 1, 1983; 34(12): 784 - 811.
[Abstract] [PDF]