Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

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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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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