Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Predicting the Need for Pulmonary Venous Reintervention in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: The Role of Preoperative Echocardiographic Metrics

Helen M. Stanley, Jennifer A. Faerber, Meryl S. Cohen, Ryan Callahan, Stephanie M. Fuller, Brian R. WhiteChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. United States EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2025; 42: DOI: 10.1111/echo.70124 AbstractPurpose: Development of postoperative obstruction in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a major cause of morbidity and […]

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Feasibility of Electric Impedance Tomography in the Assessment of Lung Perfusion and Ventilation in Congenital Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Jenny E. Zablah, Catalina Vargas-Acevedo, Nilton da BarbosaRosa Jr., Omid Rajabi Shishvan, Gary Saulnier, David Isaacson, Gareth J. Morgan, Jennifer L. MuellerUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’S Hospital Colorado. Colorado State University. University at Albany and State University of New York. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03816-6 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis

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Ultrasonographic diagnosis and follow-up of a special type of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma

Xiaoyan Weng, Juan Jiang, Gang WenWomen and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University. China Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00247-025-06196-4 AbstractWe present a case of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma to illustrate the impact of ultrasound monitoring on treatment outcomes. Prenatal ultrasound revealed cardiac enlargement, leading to a cesarean section. The neonate had multiple vascular anomalies, including

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Prospective Evaluation of Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in a Jordanian Tertiary Hospital: High Incidence and Early Detection Challenges

Naser Aldain A. Abu Lehyah, Abeer A. Hasan, Mahmoud Y. Abbad, Razan A. Al-Jammal, Moath K. Al Tarawneh, Dima Abu Nasrieh, Haneen A. Banihani, Saif N. Aburumman, Areen G. Fraijat, Heba M. Alhawamdeh, Qasem A. Shersheer, Milad Kh. Al-Awawdeh, Scott O. Guthrie, Joseph R. StarnesWomen’s and Children’s Hospital of Al Bashir Hospitals. King Abdullah University

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Are Early, Frequent Echocardiograms Necessary to Improve Outcomes of Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia?

Michelle J. Yang, Ryan J. Carpenter, Katie W. Russell, Stephen J. Fenton, Christian C. Yost, Bradley A. YoderUniversity of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114510 AbstractObjective: To determine if timing of first postnatal echocardiogram (ECHO), early vs delayed, affects the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and

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Screening For Critical Congenital Heart Disease Using Pulse-Oximetry, The First Egyptian Multicentre Study

Mohammad Eltahlawi, Alaa Elghamrawy, Maiy Hamdy Elsayed, Mona Hafez, Asmaa Elmesiry, Mohamed Bayomy, Hani Adel, Mahmoud Elfayoumy, Sahbaa Hafez, Said Morsy, Mahmoud Elhady, Baher Nashy, Mohamed Abo ElelaZagazig University. Ministry of Health. Ain Shams University. Mansoura University. Tanta University. Alazhar University. Alexandria University. Benha University. Assuit University.Egypt Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2025; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125000289 AbstractBackground: Congenital

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Physical Activity Measured by Hip-Anchored Accelerometry in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Association with Disease Severity & Estimation of Minimal Important Differences

Mark-Jan Ploegstra, Rosaria J. Ferreira, Chantal Lokhorst, Eva Gouwy, Suzanne S. J. Schwartz, Marlies G. Haarman, Matthieu Villeneuve, Dimitri Stamatiadis, Johannes M. Douwes, Rolf M. F. BergerBeatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen andUniversity of Groningen. Actelion Pharmaceuticals.Netherlands and Switzerland ChestChest 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.01.038 AbstractBackground: Pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe incurable disease with poor prognosis.

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Detection of pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia using oxygen saturation data

Pravitha Ramanand, Premananda Indic, Samuel J. Gentle, Namasivayam AmbalavananUniversity of Texas at Tyler. University of Alabama at Birmingham.United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-03891-8 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) complicates the clinical course of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants, increasing risk of mortality and other morbidities. Early detection of PH may provide the clinical opportunity for

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Inhalation of the Novel Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1 Inhibitor TPT-004 Alleviates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats

Ekaterina Legchenko, Philippe Chouvarine, Klea Hysko, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Radoslw Wesolowski, Edgar Specker, Silke Glage, Martin Meier, Katharina Schwarz, Joerg Heineke, Gerhard Pohlmann, Mehmet Ramazanoglu, Michael Bader, Georg HansmannHannover Medical School. Heidelberg University Medical Faculty Mannheim. Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine. Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie. Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine. Max Delbrück Center for Molecular

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Characterization of Intracardiac Flow in the Right Ventricle With Pressure and Volume Overload in Children

Yasunobu Hayabuchi, Yukako HommaTokushima University.Japan Cardiology ResearchCardiol Res 2025; 16: 22-32DOI: 10.14740/cr2009 AbstractBackground: Blood flow visualization using vector flow mapping (VFM) holds potential as a novel indicator of right ventricular (RV) function.Methods: This study included 12 patients with atrial septal defect (ASD group, mean (± standard deviation) age: 6.2 ± 1.5 years), six patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH

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