Focused Update on Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Dear Colleagues,

The field of pulmonary hypertension is rapidly progressing. With the most recent changes to the classification and definition of pulmonary hypertension and its subtypes (World Symposium on pulmonary hypertension in Nice 2018) and new knowledge for the optimal diagnosis and treatment of infants, children, and young adults with pulmonary hypertension (including CHD/Eisenmenger and single ventricle physiology/Fontan), since the publication of the 2015 pulmonary hypertension guideline in children by AHA, there has been a need to update and discuss the challenging issues inherent to pediatric pulmonary hypertension.  

Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic diseases in neonates, infants, and older children, and contributes to significant morbidity and mortality. Even though our knowledge and understanding of this pathology has increased in the last few years, many aspects need further clarification. Thus, there is a need for a focussed update on the topic.

This Special Issue of Medicina will act as a forum to increase our understanding of pulmonary hypertension in children, by sharing knowledge about incompletely understood and controversial aspects.

Both original research articles and literature reviews will be considered for publication.

Dr. Bibhuti Das
Guest Editors

Prof. Dunbar Ivy
Co-Guest Editors

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