Class 1. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Physician Perspectives on the Utility of Pre/Post-Ductal Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in the Management of Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease

Beau Redwood, Adrian Tarca, Zac Dempsey, Rebecca Thomas, Cameron Seaman, Simon Erickson, Stephen Shipton, Deane YimPerth Children’s Hospital. Kids Research Institute Australia. Australia Heart Lung and CirculationHeart Lung Circ 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.12.028 AbstractBackground: Simultaneous pre/post-ductal oxygen saturation measurements are routinely performed in neonates with suspected congenital heart disease (CHD) however, there is significant variability in physician practices […]

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Registry-based estimation of cardiac event-free survival in congenital heart disease complicated by pulmonary hypertension: A nationwide registry study from Japan

Taku Ishii, Tatsuhiko Anzai, Keiko Uchida, Susumu Hosokawa, Naofumi F. Sumitomo, Hidekazu Ishida, Keiichi Hirono, Jun Muneuchi, Ayako Chida-Nagai, Ryo Inuzuka, Hirofumi Sawada, Sayo Suzuki, Jun Maeda, Hisaaki Aoki, Lisheng Lin, Takashi Murakami, Yusuke Nakano, Tatsuya Onishi, Takuya Wakamiya, Kei Inai, Shinichi Takatsuki, Atsushi Yao, Shigetoyo Kogaki, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Yuichi Tamura, Kunihiko Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yamagishi,

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Congenital heart disease in children in Hawassa, Ethiopia: a multicenter study on patterns, complications, survival, and mortality predictors

Mohammed Nasir, Mekdes Wendmagegn, Getasew AdemuHawassa University.Ethiopia BioMedical Central Cardiovascular DisordersBMC Cardiovasc Disord 2026; DOI: 10.1186/s12872-026-06009-y AbstractBackground: Given the limited data from developing countries, this study aimed to examine the patterns of congenital heart disease, associated complications, management, survival and mortality rates, and independent predictors of mortality in children.Methodology: This retrospective multicenter follow-up study was conducted at five

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Oxygen Consumption and Oxygen Pulse Patterns in Two Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Different Clinical Responses: A Case Report

Allegra J. VanderWilde, Kimberley G. Miles, Kristian C. Becker, Paul J. Critser, Michelle Cash, Melissa Magness, Wayne A. Mays, Russel Hirsch, Adam W. PowellUniversity of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Nemours Children’s Health.United States Case Reports in PediatricsCase Rep Pediatr 2026; DOI: 10.1155/crpe/6697634 AbstractTwo patients with repaired congenital heart disease (CHD) and CHD-associated pulmonary

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Red blood cell distribution width in pediatric congenital heart disease: A review of clinical applications

Shuqiong Xu, Junru Wang, Jun Yin, Yongyu Cao, Tongyong Luo, Xianmin Wang, Qingsong WangWest China Hospital Sichuan University Jintang and Jintang First People’s Hospital. Medical Sichuan Provincial Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Affiliated Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Chengdu College.China MedicineMedicine 2026; DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000048937 AbstractCongenital heart disease (CHD) encompasses a heterogeneous spectrum of anatomical lesions ranging from

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Surgical repair of extremely late presentation of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary vein connection: a case series

Dicky Fakhri, Salomo Purba, Indriwanto Sakdijan, Ardiansyah, Aditya Agam NugrahaNational Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita.Indonesia Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1186/s13019-026-04046-4 AbstractBackground: A late-presenting total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is extremely rare, and surgical repair remains a significant challenge.Cases presentation: We present two cases of surgical repair for late-presenting supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary vein connection: a

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Scimitar syndrome presenting as respiratory distress in a term neonate: A rare case report

Iqra Javed, Musawer Khan, Haya, Sana Imtiaz, Muhammad Shoaib, MBBS, Yusra Iqbal, Khwaja Waleed Maqbool, Kamil Ahmad KamilCombined Military Hospital Quetta. SMBZAN Institute of Cardiology. Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences. Mirwais Regional Hospital.Pakistan and Afghanistan Radiology Case ReportsRadiol Case Rep 2026; 21: 2982-2987DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2026.03.021 AbstractScimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiopulmonary anomaly characterized by partial anomalous

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Pediatric autoimmune pancarditis complicated by congenital heart disease: a case of severe multivalvular dysfunction and fibrinous pericarditis

Pramod Kumar, Kumar Ratnjeet, Baiju Sasi Dharan, Rajalakshmi Poyuran, Arun GopalakrishnanSree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology. India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryIndian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026; 42: 806-811DOI: 10.1007/s12055-026-02179-8 AbstractAutoimmune carditis in children is uncommon and often overlooked, particularly in regions where rheumatic fever is endemic. We report the case

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Early postoperative treprostinil in for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension in a high-risk pediatric patient with complete atrioventricular septal defect: a case report

Sha Zhao, Zhong-yuan Lu, Pantao Zhou, Li Xiong, Xiao-Bin LiAffiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital and Southwest Medical University. Beijing No.6 Hospital. Fuwai Hospital. Gulin Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. China BioMedical Central Cardiovascular DisordersBMC Cardiovasc Disord 2026; DOI: 10.1186/s12872-026-05954-y AbstractBackground: Perioperative management of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

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Pediatric pulmonary hypertension registry: Single-center experience from India

Wadile Santosh, Mishra Arpita, Banpurkar Ashishkumar Moreshwar, Raeen Shahena Parveen, Kulkarni SnehalSri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care and Training in Pediatric Cardiac Skills.India Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2026; 19: 14-22DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_181_24 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare and usually irreversible disease, eventually leading to right heart failure (RHF). There are multiple

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