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Homeostatic Role of Decorin in Right Ventricular Pressure Overload and Pulmonary Hypertension Induced Remodeling

Yohei Akazawa, Sriram Vaidyanathan, Michael Bradley Dewar, Kana Yazaki, John Dauz, Osami Honjo, Mei Sun, Golam Kabir, Robert P. Jankov, Scott Patrick Heximer, Kim A. Connelly, Mark K. FriedbergHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Stanford University. St. Michael’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute.Canada and United States Journal of the American […]

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Serial echocardiography in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: diagnosing and managing recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis

Oishi Sikdar, Mahesh Nanjundappa, Aaron Bell, Matthew Jones and Anne GreenoughKing’s College London. Evelina Children’s Hospital. United Kingdom Case Reports in Perinatal MedicineCase Rep Perinat Med 2025; 14: DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2024-0038 AbstractObjectives: To highlight the importance of serial echocardiography in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) to diagnose recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and understand its contribution to

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Pathogenic SMAD6 variants in patients with idiopathic and complex congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension

Sofia Karl, Ekkehard Grünig, Memoona Shaukat, Matthias Held, Christian Apitz, Fabian von Scheidt, Ralf Geiger, Michael Halank, Karen M. Olsson, Marius M. Hoeper, Jan C. Kamp, Gabor Kovacs, Horst Olschewski, Hans-Jürgen Seyfarth, Katrin Milger, Ralf Ewert, Hans Klose, Benjamin Egenlauf, Panagiota Xanthouli, Katrin Hinderhofer, Christina A. EichstaedtHeidelberg University Hospital and Heidelberg University. KWM Missio Clinic.

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Intraamniotic Vitamin D Preserves Lung Development and Prevents Pulmonary Hypertension in Experimental Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia due to Intraamniotic sFlt-1

Michael W. Cookson, Tania Gonzalez, Elisa M. Bye, Greg Seedorf, Sarah Ellor, Brad J. Smith, James C. Fleet, Erica W. MandellUniversity of Colorado, Anschutz School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. University of Texas.United States American Journal of Physiology Lung Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyAm J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2025; DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00409.2024 AbstractPreterm infants born

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Follow-up of transcatheter closure of congenital heart disease complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension in children

Yanyun Huang, Yuting Chen, Danyan Su, Suyuan Qin, Cheng Chen, Dongli Liu, Bingbing Ye, Yuqin Huang, Piaoliu Yuan, Yusheng PangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1562782 AbstractBackground: Transcatheter closure is now the preferred treatment for congenital heart disease complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (CHD-PAH), but its long-term effects

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Increased circulating Endothelin-1 is a risk factor for ECMO use and mortality in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a prospective observational study

Lotte Lemloh, Aster de Vadder, Tamene Melaku, Bartolomeo Bo, Neil Patel, Stefan Holdenrieder, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University of Bonn. Royal Hospital for Children. Technical University of Munich. University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg.Germany and United Kingdom Respiratory ResearchRespir Res 2025; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-025-03188-8 AbstractBackground: Elevated levels of Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a vasoactive peptide, have been

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Increased Endothelin-1 Is Associated With Morbidity in Single Ventricle Heart Disease in Children Undergoing Fontan Palliation

Benjamin S. Frank, Sierra Niemiec, Ludmila Khailova, Christopher A. Mancuso, Max B. Mitchell, Gareth J. Morgan, Mark Twite, Michael V. DiMaria, Carmen C. Sucharov, Jesse A. DavidsonUniversity of Colorado. University of Michigan.United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology AdvancesJACC Adv 2025; 4: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101672 AbstractBackground: Endothelin-1 (ET1) is a potent vasoconstrictor and stimulator of pulmonary

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Images: Atypical resolution of sleep-related hypoventilation in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

Michelle Yoo, Amit Shah, Haitham Shahrour, Hong Li, Ajay S. KasiEmory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.United States Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineJ Clin Sleep Med 2025;DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11644 AbstractPaired-like homeobox 2B (PHOX2B) gene variants cause congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) characterized by abnormal ventilatory control necessitating lifelong assisted ventilation (AV). We report a 3-year-old girl who

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Familial Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia With Misalignment of Pulmonary Veins Caused by Paternal FOXF1 Upstream Enhancer Deletion: A Case Report

Hidenori Kawasaki, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Masahiko Ikeda, Tetsuo Onda, Seiichi Tomotaki, Masako Torishima, Akiko Saito, Hirofumi Ohashi, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Kenichiro Hata, Masahiro Hayakawa, Masahiko Kawai, Kazutoshi Cho, Shinji Kosugi, akahiro YamadaKyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto University Hospital and Kyoto University. National Center for Child Health and Development. Hokkaido University Hospital. Nagoya University Hospital. Saitama

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Trametinib as a targeted treatment in cardiac and lymphatic presentations of Noonan syndrome

Isabel De Brouchoven, Juan Lorand, Léon Bofferding, Arthur Sorlin, An Van Damme, Olivier DanhaiveSaint-Luc University Hospital,. Luxembourg Hospital Center. Laboratoire National de Santé. University of California San Francisco.Belgium, Luxembourg and United States Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1475143 AbstractIntroduction: Rare pathogenic variants in the PTPN11, KRAS, SOS1 and RAF1 genes are the main molecular causes of Noonan syndrome (NS).

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