Class 3. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Lung Hypoplasia

Risk Stratification and Fetal Therapies for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Connor V. Haynes, David H. StitelmanYale New Haven Children’s Hospital,United States NeoreviewsNeoreviews 2026; DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-6-021 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains one of the most challenging congenital anomalies encountered by neonatologists and pediatric surgeons, with outcomes largely determined before birth. Although surgical repair of the diaphragmatic defect is essential, postnatal morbidity and mortality are primarily driven by […]

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Breathing challenges in achondroplasia: a comprehensive review of pediatric respiratory complications

Veronica Fasoli, Alessia Mariani, Federica Chironi, Mara Lelii, Barbara Madini, Beatrice Andrenacci, Alessia Rocchi, M. Francesca Bedeschi, M. Gaffuri, M. Pluderi, M. Francesca PatriaUniversità Degli Studi di Milano. Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico. Italy Paediatric Respiratory ReviewsPaediatr Respir Rev 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2026.05.003 AbstractAchondroplasia is the most common skeletal dysplasia, characterized by disproportionate short stature

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Prenatal Assessment of Diaphragmatic Defect Size in Left-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Using a Novel MRI-based Parameter for Outcome Prediction: The Defect-to-HEmithorax Ratio (DHER)

Chiara Panunzi, Sara Savelli, Laura Valfré, Irma Capolupo, Milena Viggiano, Chiara Vassallo, Andrea Conforti, Leonardo Caforio, Isabella FabiettiBambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS and Università degli Studi di Pavia. Italy American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal MedicineAm J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2026.102002 AbstractBackground: In congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), the size of the diaphragmatic defect

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Diagnosis of a Right Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in a Neonate with POCUS

Alyssa DaVolio, Brandon S. Hays, Matthew O. Thompson, Michael J. Walsh, Parvesh M. Garg, Ricardo J. RodriguezAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Brenner Children’s Hospital and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.United States Point of Care Ultrasound JournalPOCUS J 2026; 11: 121-125DOI: 10.24908/pocusj.v11i01.19486 AbstractPoint of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to diagnose neonatal lung diseases, especially

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Antenatally diagnosed severe congenital pulmonary airway malformation requiring life-saving lobectomy in the early neonatal period: A case report

Maroua El Ouaer, Hayet Ben Hamida, Tasnim Frigui, Seifeddine Ben Hammouda, Samia Bel Hssan, Amina Ben SalemUniversity of Monastir. Teaching Hospital of Monastir. Tunisia Radiology Case ReportsRadiol Case Rep 2026; 21: 3039-3045DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2026.04.025 AbstractCongenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) ranges from asymptomatic lesions to life-threatening neonatal presentations. Large lesions can lead to severe respiratory failure requiring urgent

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Phenotyping persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: recognition of its persistence across world symposium on pulmonary hypertension classifications

Stephanie M. Tsoi, Philip T. Levy, Steven H. Abman, Nidhy P. VargheseBenioff Children’s Hospital and University of California, San Francisco. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical School and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02704-y AbstractThe earliest clinical

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Treprostinil Is Associated With Early and Sustained Improvement in Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Function in Children

Kaushik Parvathaneni, Justin J. Kochanski, Megha D. Tandel, Esther Liu, Alisa Arunamata, Jeffrey A. Feinstein, Rachel K. HopperStanford University School of Medicine and Stanford University.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2026; 16: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70304 AbstractUse of subcutaneous treprostinil (TRE) in children with pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to lung disease (group 3 PH) is not well described. We

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Finding a Path to the Heart: Right Heart Catheterization in Patients with Right Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Anomalous Venous Anatomy

Teresa A. Evans, Roberta L. Keller, Anita J. Moon-Grady, David Teitel, Elena K. AminUniversity of California San Francisco and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Valley Children’s Healthcare.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04229-9 AbstractChildren with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may require cardiac catheterization for evaluation of pulmonary hypertension. The extent of abnormal systemic venous return complicating

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An overview of the placenta’s role in the development of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Nilhan Torlak, Marc Oria, Braxton Forde, Jose L. Peiro, Emrah AydinNew York University Grossman School of Medicine. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Koç University. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.United States and Poland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1783068 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a severe congenital

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Mechanical Compression Causes Lung Hypoplasia in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with GATA4 Genetic Variants

Betty Pham, Zhuowei Li, Gidsela Luna, Nicole Talaba, Na Zhang, Giangela M. Stokes, Mark D. Wienjold, Jinhao Xu, Yujuan Su, Rebecca Hernan, Wendy K. Chung, Xin Sun, David J. McCulleyUniversity of California, San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States American Journal of Physiology Lung

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