Class 2. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Valvular Disease of the Left Side of the Heart

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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Fetal Intervention Using an Everolimus-Eluting Stent in HLHS With Intact Atrial Septum

Iris Scharnreitner, Julian Hochpöchler, Felix Mögel, Florian Putre, Judith Rittenschober-Böhm, Georg Grüßenberger, Simona Anna Marcora, Peter Oppelt, Gerald Tulzer, Andreas TulzerKepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University Linz. ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda.Austria and Italy Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2026;DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.108155 AbstractBackground: In utero stenting of the atrial septum has

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Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients who developed adverse events following Benzathine penicillin G injection for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic heart disease: a cross-sectional study from three university hospitals in Ethiopia

Abraha Hailu Weldegerima, Dejuma Yadeta, Marta Yemane, Gabriele Wehr, Christian Leuner, Samuel Berhane, Abadi Leul, Tadesse Dukessa, Abraham HaileamlakMekelle University. Addis Ababa University. Etiopia-Witten Development Aid Association. Jimma University.Ethiopia Cardiovascular Journal of AfricaCardiovasc J Africa 2025; 36: 590-600DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2025-080 AbstractBackground: Intramuscular (IM) Benzathine penicillin G administration (BPG) is essential to prevent the progression of acute rheumatic fever

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Early screening for respiratory and cardiac complications in pediatric mucopolysaccharidosis IVA: Insights from a case

Haiyan Shu, Xiaohong Shang, Yan Sun, Guimei Li, Chen Chen, Jianmei YangLicheng District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University. University of Queensland. China and Australia Intractable and Rare Diseases ResearchIntractable Rare Dis Res 2025; 14: 303-305DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2025.01053 AbstractMucopolysaccharidosis type IVA (MPS IVA) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by

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Sepsis in the Structurally-Vulnerable Heart: A Case of Infective Endocarditis Masquerading as a Urinary Tract Infection in Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease

Anna Mikami, Michael Sherwood, Abrag Nassar, Jennifer Burnham, Miriam Benavides, Samhrutha Sripathi, Chezhiyan MurugesanKern Medical Center.United States CureusCureus 2025; 17: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.94673 AbstractWe present a case of a six-year-old female patient with a history of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), including mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and pulmonary hypertension, who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and urinary findings.

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Infective Endocarditis and Meningitis in a Healthy Newborn Without Underlying Heart Disease, Due to Streptococcus Agalactiae-A Case Report

Dalal S. Idris, Muath M. Al Ghamdi, Maria L. Bello Valls, Mohammed FararjehMinistry of the National Guard – Health Affairs. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Security Forces Hospital. Saudi Arabia Journal of the Saudi Heart AssociationJ Saudi Heart Assoc 2025; 37: DOI: 10.37616/2212-5043.1453 AbstractStreptococcus Agalactiae endocarditis is a rare

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Shone’s Syndrome and Transplant: A Road Less Traveled

Lyana Labrada, Tripti Gupta, Christiane Haeffele, Adam D. DeVore, Jonathan MenachemTemple University Hospital. University of San Diego. Stanford University. Duke University School of Medicine. Vanderbilt University Medical Center.United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105000 Abstract“Shone’s syndrome” was identified in 1963 as a constellation of 4 coexisting lesions

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Case Report: A case of severe pulmonary hypertension combined with FBN1 mutation associated geleophysic dysplasia

Ze-yang Chen, Yuan Cao, Jie Yang, Xue-hua He, Li-ping Liu, Yong-hua YuanQingdao University School of Medicine. Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital and First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University.China Frontiers in PediatricFront Pediatr 2025; DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1642390 AbstractBackground: FBN1 gene mutation-associated geleophysic dysplasia (GD) leads to the formation of complex and refractory pulmonary hypertension (PH) through a multifactorial combination

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Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Children and Adolescents With Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: Single Centre Experience

Abhay Pota, Tarun Parmar, Priyanka Agarwal, Bhavik Champaneri, Amit Mishra, Trushar Gajjar, Jigar Surti, Shilpa Deodhar, Amit Kungwani, Gajendra DubeyUN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre. India CureusCureus 2025; 17: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84707 AbstractBackground Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) in India is known to affect at a younger age, worsen rapidly, and have severe valvar and subvalvar

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Unusual Pulmonary Manifestation in a Child With Congenital Mitral Stenosis: A Case Report

Ola Alhalabi, Ahmed Abushahin, Atqah AbdulwahabSidra Medicine.Qatar CureusCureus 2025; 17: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.80575 AbstractCongenital mitral valve stenosis (MVS) in children is usually isolated. However, it is, in rare cases, associated with secondary pulmonary hemosiderosis. It is hypothesized that secondary pulmonary hemosiderosis results from chronic pulmonary venous congestion and repeated microvascular hemorrhage due to elevated left atrial pressure.

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