Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Serial echocardiography in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: diagnosing and managing recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis

Oishi Sikdar, Mahesh Nanjundappa, Aaron Bell, Matthew Jones and Anne GreenoughKing’s College London. Evelina Children’s Hospital. United Kingdom Case Reports in Perinatal MedicineCase Rep Perinat Med 2025; 14: DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2024-0038 AbstractObjectives: To highlight the importance of serial echocardiography in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) to diagnose recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and understand its contribution to […]

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Follow-up of transcatheter closure of congenital heart disease complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension in children

Yanyun Huang, Yuting Chen, Danyan Su, Suyuan Qin, Cheng Chen, Dongli Liu, Bingbing Ye, Yuqin Huang, Piaoliu Yuan, Yusheng PangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1562782 AbstractBackground: Transcatheter closure is now the preferred treatment for congenital heart disease complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (CHD-PAH), but its long-term effects

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Increased circulating Endothelin-1 is a risk factor for ECMO use and mortality in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a prospective observational study

Lotte Lemloh, Aster de Vadder, Tamene Melaku, Bartolomeo Bo, Neil Patel, Stefan Holdenrieder, Andreas Mueller, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University of Bonn. Royal Hospital for Children. Technical University of Munich. University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg.Germany and United Kingdom Respiratory ResearchRespir Res 2025; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12931-025-03188-8 AbstractBackground: Elevated levels of Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a vasoactive peptide, have been

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Prevalence and Predictors of Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Portal Hypertension: A Single Center Study

Nehal El Koofy, Sawsan Hassan Okasha, Hala Mounir Agha, Noha Ali, Ahmed Said Behairy, Hanan Mina Fouad, Rehab Hamdy ZawamCairo University, Helwan University.Egypt Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and NutritionPediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr 2025; 28: 101-111DOI: 10.5223/pghn.2025.28.2.101 AbstractPurpose: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and predictors of portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) in children with portal hypertension.Methods: We recruited children of

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Hemodynamic precision to guide surgical timing for neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a narrative review

John T. Wren, Neil Patel, Matthew T. Harting, Patrick J. McNamaraUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Royal Hospital for Children. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. United States and United Kingdom Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-025-02265-6 AbstractDespite a near universal approach focused on physiologic

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Right Atrial Dysfunction Is Prevalent in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Reflects Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Dysfunction

Nathan D. Markiewitz, Yan Wang, Robert A. Berg, Nadir Yehya, Celeste Dixon, Laura Mercer-Rosa, Adam S. HimebauchChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. United States Critical Care ExplorationsCrit Care Exp 2025; 7: DOI: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001230 AbstractImportance: Right atrial (RA) dysfunction is associated with worse outcomes in some populations with pulmonary hypertension

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Differences in Pulmonary Artery Stiffness Measured by CMR in Preterm-Born Young Adults With and Without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Wouter J. van Genuchten, Jarno J. Steenhorst, Gabrielle M. J. W. van Tussenbroek, Nikki van der Velde, Lieke S. Kamphuis, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Daphne Merkus, Willem A. Helbing, Alexander HirschErasmus MC. University Hospital Munich.Netherlands and Germany Circulation Cardiovascular ImagingCirc Cardiovasc Imaging 2025; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.124.017791 AbstractBackground: Very preterm-born infants are at risk for developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease. Nowadays, the majority of these infants reach adulthood.

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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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