Medical Therapy. Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy

Valsartan to Prevent Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Pediatric Patients After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Surgery

Jin Shentu, Mingjie Zhang, Zhuoming Xu, Chen Wen, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen, Guocheng ShiShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. China Journal of the American Heart AssociationJ Am Heart Assoc 2025; 14: DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.036911 AbstractBackground: Recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) following surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with poor prognosis. Preclinical studies have shown that use of an angiotensin receptor blocker can attenuate intimal […]

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Inhaled Epoprostenol in Children With Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Eleanor J. Scalone, Alan G. Woodruff, Amit K. Saha, John M. Wright, Kristopher L. Dixon, Andora L. Bass, Michael J. Walsh, Michael C. McCroryWake Forest University School of Medicine. University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2025; 60: DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71010 AbstractBackground: Inhaled epoprostenol (iEpo) may improve oxygenation in adults with hypoxic respiratory failure,

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Tailored CD4+ lymphocytes expressing human CHAT protein as a novel vasodilator in attenuating RV pressure in PAH animal model

Akash Gupta, Nahla Zaghloul, Senthil Kumar Thulasingam, Ian Richard Robbins, Geetanjali Gupta, Jad Bader, Joe Gn Garcia, Mohamed AhmedUniversity of Arizona. University of Florida. United States Translational ResearchTransl Res 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2025.02.001 AbstractChAT-expressing T cells represent ∼0.01% of total circulating T lymphocytes in adult wild-type mice. However, we previously reported that systemic infusion of ChAT+ve Jurkat

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Case Report: severe pulmonary hypertension in a child with micronutrient deficiency

Laure Pache-Wannaz, Cristiana Voicu, Laurence Boillat, Nicole SekarskiLausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne.Switzerland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1478889 AbstractWe describe the rare case of a previously healthy seven year-old boy, with an acute clinical onset of severe pulmonary hypertension. He recovered rapidly after vitamin supplementation. Patient history showed a highly selective food

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Bosentan as adjunctive therapy in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia-associated pulmonary hypertension: a case series

Aster De Vadder, Lotte Lemloh, Bartolomeo Bo, Lennart Hale, Neil Patel, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University of Bonn. Royal Hospital for Children. Germany and United Kingdom European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2025; 184: DOI: 10.1007/s00431-025-06019-6 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)-associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary vasodilative management is challenging

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Chloroquine Restores eNOS Signaling in Shunt Endothelial Cells via Inhibiting eNOS Uncoupling

Ying Liang, Wojciech Ornatowski, Qing Lu, Xutong Sun, Manivannan Yegambaram, Anlin Feng, Yishu Dong, Saurabh Aggarwal, Hoshang J. Unwalla, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Stephen M. Black, Ting WangFlorida International University. University of California, San Francisco.United States International Journal of Molecular SciencesInt J Mol Sci 2025; 26: DOI: 10.3390/ijms26031352 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by increased lung

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Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Mortality Among Very Preterm Neonates With Pulmonary Hypertension

Michelle Baczynski, Dany Weisz, Laura Thomas, Stephanie Fevrier, Michael Castaldo, Amuchou Soraisham, Abbas Hyderi, Rula Agarushi, Soume Bhattacharya, Renjini Lalitha, Amneet Sidhu, Muzafar Gani Abdul Wahab, Gabriel Altit, Audrey Hébert, Deepak Louis, Yasser Elsayed, Souvik Mitra, Poorva Deshpande, Ashraf Kharrat, Faith Zhu, Joseph Ting, Eugene Yoon, Prakesh S. Shah, Amish Jain for the Canadian Neonatal

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Refractory Chylothorax and Ventricular Hypertrophy Treated with Trametinib in a Patient with Noonan Syndrome: 18-Month Follow-Up

Antonia Pascarella, Giuseppe Limongelli, Alessandro De Falco, Elia Marco Paolo Minale, Giangiacomo Di Nardo, Giovanni Maria Di Marco, Geremia Zito Marinosci, Giorgia Olimpico, Paolo Siani, Daniele De BrasiSantobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital. University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” and Monaldi Hospital. University “Federico II”. Italy ChildrenChildren 2024; 11: DOI: 10.3390/children11111342 AbstractRASopathies are a group of genetic syndromes caused by

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TGFBI regulates pulmonary vascular remodeling through endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Da Eun Roh, Na Rae Park, Bo Geum Choi, Youra Kang, Jung-Eun Kim, Yeo Hyang KimKyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Children’s Hospital and Kyungpook National University Hospital. Republic of Korea Biochemical and Biophysical Research CommunicationsBiochem Biophys Res Commun 2025; 751: DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2025.151435 AbstractPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder characterized by elevated pulmonary artery

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Continuous positive airway pressure versus conventional oxygen therapy in meconium aspiration syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Arifa Mustaqeem, Anita Yadav, Jogender Kumar, Pradeep DebataVardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. India Journal of Tropical PediatricsJ Trop Pediatr 2025; 71: DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmaf002 AbstractNeonates with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) frequently require respiratory support. However, the initial mode of respiratory support in these patients remains unclear. We

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