Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Invasive Testing

Growth-adjusted reference values for the main pulmonary artery-to-ascending aorta ratio derived from clinically indicated chest CT in children

Ying Lyu, Mingshu Yang, Huaqin Bu, Chao Gong, Jinhua Ma, Tingting Luo, Li Zhong, Yongle Zhao, Xiao Yang, Ting Wang, Yan Chen, Daiyin TianChildren’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and National Clinical Research Center for Children and Adolescents’ Health and Diseases. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and National Children’s Medical Center. China European RadiologyEur Radiol […]

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Novel echocardiographic markers for the assessment of pulmonary hypertension in infants

Sarah Diamond, Beverly Spray, Amna Qasim, Peter M. Mourani, Amit Agarwal, Michael Angtuaco, Ankita Shukla, Richard W. Hall, Megha SharmaUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute. University of Michigan. Baylor College of Medicine. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02748-0 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) confers significant morbidity and mortality in infants.

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Diffusion of carbon monoxide in the lungs and pulmonary artery pressures in school aged children who were born preterm

Christopher Harris, Allan Jenkinson, Sanja Zivanovic, Kuberan Pushparajah, Theodore Dassios, Steven H. Abman, Anne GreenoughKing’s College London, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. University of Colorado School of Medicine.united Kingdom and United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-026-05260-5 AbstractBackground: Premature birth is associated with altered pulmonary vascular development and raised

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Cardiac Index Measured Using the Fick Principle Versus Thermodilution in Children Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Elyssa Cohen, Conor O’Halloran, Nicholas Pilli, Paul TannousAnn and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04302-3 AbstractCardiac index (CI) is used to assess graft function and calculate pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) following orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). The gold standard is thermodilution (TD), but in practice, the Fick method using

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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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Cardiac Catheterization for Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Lambs

Yasmine N. White, Matthew Douglass, Jakob Van Boerum, Andrew Rebentisch, Kurt H. Albertine, Mar Janna DahlUniversity of Utah.United States Journal of Visualized ExperimentsJ Vis Exp 2026; DOI: 10.3791/70620 AbstractBronchopulmonary dysplasia with pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH) is a devastating complication of preterm birth that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Preterm birth disrupts normal lung and vascular

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Mid-term prognosis and risk stratification in patients with post-operative pulmonary hypertension: Insights from the Japanese Association of Congenital Heart Disease Registry (JACPHR)

Naofumi F. Sumitomo, Taku Ishii, Keiko Uchida, Susumu Hosokawa, Reina Ishizaki, Yoshiyuki Furutani, Hidekazu Ishida, Shinichi Takatsuki, Kei Inai, Shigetoyo Kogaki, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Yuichi Tamura, Hiroyuki Yamagishi, Shozaburo Doi, on behalf of The Japanese Association of Congenital Heart Disease Registry (JACPHR) membersKeio University School of Medicine. Institute of Science Tokyo. Tokyo Medical University. Japanese Red

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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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Adams-Oliver syndrome with widespread CMTC and fatal pulmonary vascular disease

Ophelia Entsir Dadzie, Lidia Tyszczuk, Susan E. Holder, Fernanda Teixeira, Aikaterina Charakida, Julia Scarisbrick, Anthony ChuHammersmith Hospital.United Kingdom Pediatric DermatologyPediatr Dermatol 2007; 24: 651-653DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00556.x AbstractWe report a neonate with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita and clinical features of Adams-Oliver syndrome in association with severe pulmonary vascular disease. We provide an overview of cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita,

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Clinical Utility of Stroke Volume Index in Children with Idiopathic and Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Shinichi Takatsuki, Kinjal Parikh, Mio Sato, Yuta Kawamura, Yurika Shimizu, Reiko Kawai, Dunbar IvyToho University Omori Medical Center. Inova Children’s Hospital. University of Colorado School of Medicine.Japan and United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04241-z AbstractTo determine the prognostic value of stroke volume index (SVi) in children with idiopathic and heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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