Class 1. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

A prospective, multicenter, open-label, single-arm Phase 2 study to investigate the pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerability, and exploratory efficacy of selexipag in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Maurice Beghetti, Lene Nygaard Axelsen, Julian I. Borissoff, Mahdi Farhan, Simon Grill, Sining Leng, Alberto Russu, Catherine Lesage, Tatiana Remeňová, Shu-Fang Hsu Schmitz, Shahin MoledinaUniversity Hospitals of Geneva. Johnson & Johnson. Great Ormond Street Hospital. Switzerland and United Kingdom ChestChest 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.013 AbstractBackground: Selexipag is an oral selective prostacyclin receptor agonist approved for treating pulmonary arterial […]

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Noncirrhotic Portopulmonary Hypertension Due to Hepatoportal Sclerosis in Adams-Oliver Syndrome

Jennifer Merk, Delphine Yung, Jason N. Wright, Raj P. KapurUniversity of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2025;DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-073243 AbstractA 13-year-old girl presented for evaluation of pulmonary hypertension after symptoms of dyspnea and exercise intolerance. Full evaluation was negative except for abdominal ultrasonography with splenomegaly and esophageal varices suggestive of portal hypertension. Cardiac and hepatic

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New Insights: P.I.G in Preterm Infants With Isolated PDA and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Nadya Ben Fadel, Elham Almoli, Joseph de Nanassy, Sally MashallyChildren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa. Canada Case Reports in PediatricsCase Rep Pediatr 2025; DOI: 10.1155/crpe/6268296 AbstractWe present a case of a premature infant who had a persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and subsequently developed severe pulmonary hypertension (PHT) and respiratory failure. A lung

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Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension following congenital heart defect repair: Enhanced risk stratification and outcomes in a national cohort

Andrew Constantine, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Robin Condliffe, Paul Clift, Katrijn Jansen, S. John Wort, Grace Chaplin, Kaushiga Krishnathasan, Rami Dhillon, Joydeep Mookerjee, W. Brodie Knight, Caroline B. Jones, Maria N. Velasco Forte, Dirk Wilson, Helen Michael, Alberto Mendoza Soto, Carlos Labrandero, Alejandro Rodríguez Ogando, Antonio Moreno Galdó, Inmaculada Guillén Rodríguez, Lina M. Caicedo Cuenca, Francesca Perin,

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Clinical and microbiological profile of pneumonia among children with congenital heart diseases at alexandria university children’s hospital

Hani Mahmoud Adel, Marwa Ahmed Meheissen, Asmaa Mahmoud Mohamed Gnina, Nirvana Mahmoud Abdel Fattah, Eman Hamza HassanAlexandria University. Egypt BioMedical Central infectious DiseasesBMC Infect Dis 2025; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-11856-9 AbstractBackground: Pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among children with congenital heart diseases (CHD). Consequently, the current study aimed to identify the prevalent pathogens causing

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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of cardiovascular surgery and transcatheter procedures in adults with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease

Takumi Osawa, Tomoko Machino-Ohtsuka, Keitaro Kume, Takahiro Yano, Koshiro Kanaoka, Yoko Sumita, Yusuke Yano, Ruriko Numata, Naoto Kawamatsu, Hideyuki Kato, Yuji Hiramatsu, Tomoko IshizuUniversity of Tsukuba. National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center. Japan International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart DiseaseInt J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis 2025; 22: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2025.100638 AbstractBackground: Advances in medical care have increased the number

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Very rare combination of Pierre Robin sequence with patent ductus arteriosus, severe persistent pulmonary hypertension, and sepsis in an Afghan neonate: a case report and literature review

Mansoor Aslamzai, Turyalai Hakimi, Abdul Hakim Mukhlis, Esrar Ahmad MansooriKabul University of Medical Sciences “Abu Ali Ibni Sina”.Afghanistan Oxford Medical Case ReportsOxf Med Case Reports 2025; DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omaf235 AbstractPierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a rare congenital abnormality that may complicate serious circumstances in infants. We report a very rare case of PRS in a five-day-old Afghan

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Targeting CircNLRP12 attenuates hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell dysfunction by sponging miR-107-5p and suppressing the ITGA2-mediated FAK/PI3K/AKT pathway

Zongbin Li, Miao Zhao, Shanshan Ma, Shuyu LeiThird People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China European Journal of Medical ResearchEur J Med Res 2025; DOI: 10.1186/s40001-025-03586-0 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD) drives lethal pulmonary vascular remodeling. While circular RNAs (circRNAs) are emerging as disease regulators, their functional roles in PAH-CHD remain

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Increased pulmonary blood flow leads to alveolar dysplasia during the early postnatal developmental stage

He Zhang, Sixie Zheng, Zheng Wang, Yingying Xiao, Yuqing Hu, Debao Li, Qing Cui, Chenxi Liu, Yiting Xue, Junhua Wu, Sijuan Sun, Lincai YeAffiliated Women and Children’s Hospital of Ningbo University. Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and National Children’s Medical Center. China Cell

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Interaction of circPcmtd1 with HSP90AB1 mediates phosphorylation of AKT to regulate pulmonary arterial hypertension induced by high pulmonary blood flow in rat

Bingbing Ye, Danyan Su, Yuqin Huang, Dongli Liu, Yanyun Huang, Suyuan Qin, Cheng Chen, Yusheng PangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.China Clinical and Experimental HypertensionClin Exp Hypertens 2025; 47: DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2025.2583193 AbstractThis study was designed to elucidate the role of circPcmtd1 in regulating pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) proliferation and migration, through the HSP90AB1/AKT

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