Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Low utility of pre-operative cardiology referrals in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using a cutoff of Cobb > 70 degrees

Alyssa Barré, Andrew Kirk, Ryan Muchow, Aamir Kadri, Vishwas Talwalkar, Christopher Montgomery, Vincent W. PrusickUniversity of Kentucky. Shriners Hospital for Children – Lexington. United States Spine DeformitySpine Deform 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s43390-025-01243-4 AbstractBackground: Severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) may be associated with cardiopulmonary issues, including previously undiagnosed congenital cardiac anomalies, valvular disease, and pulmonary hypertension. Many centers routinely […]

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Causes and risk factors for death in infants with congenital chylothorax

Yuichi Kubo, Satoshi Ibara, Takuya Tokuhisa, Masaya Kibe, Kazuyoshi Sueyoshi, Masato Kamitomo, Motoi KatoShonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hospital. Kagoshima City Hospital. Imakiire General Hospital. Kagoshima University Hospital.Japan Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1699515 AbstractAim: To identify mortality risk factors in infants with congenital chylothorax (CC) and analyze the causes of death, including pathological examination.Methods: For this single-center

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The Incidence of Pulmonary Hypertension and the Association with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants of Extremely Low Gestational Age: Single Centre Study at the Maternity Hospital of University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tomaž Križnar, Štefan Grosek, Tina PermeUniversity Medical Centre Ljubljana and University of Ljubljana.Slovenia ChildrenChildren 2025; 12: DOI: 10.3390/children12111441 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurs in ~25% of infants with moderate-to-severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. The American Heart Association and American Thoracic Society recommend routine echocardiographic screening for PH in preterm

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A rare case of isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia presenting as interstitial lung disease in a young adult

Arnav Shandil, Mansi Verma, Sushma Makhaik, Sumala KapilaIndira Gandhi Medical CollegeIndia Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic ResearchJ Cardiovasc Thorac Res 2025; 17: 212-214DOI: 10.34172/jcvtr.025.33139 AbstractUnilateral pulmonary vein atresia is an unusual congenital cardiovascular abnormality. It occurs due to failure of incorporation of pulmonary veins into the left atrium. It is usually diagnosed in childhood and diagnosis

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Fetal Ductal Constriction, Pulmonary Hypertension and Atrial Septum Mobility: A Correlation Study

Paulo Zielinsky, Polyanna Henriques, Pedro Van Der Sand, Maria Antonia Saldanha, Gabriela Macelaro, Joana NicolosoFundação Universitária de Cardiologia-IC/FUC. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS.Brazil Journal of Ultrasound in MedicineJ Ultrasound Med 2025; DOI: 10.1002/jum.70130 AbstractObjectives: Fetuses with ductal constriction (FDC), pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular overload after maternal exposure to PGE2 inhibitors-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or

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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Markers of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Requiring Transcatheter Intervention in Premature Infants

Samantha Holmes, Ernesto Meija, Morgan MacBeth, Jenny Zablah, Benjamin S. FrankUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine. Manning Family Children’s. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04099-7 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a challenging diagnosis, especially in premature infants. Echocardiography is often used as the primary screening tool in this population, but its accuracy in identifying

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Longitudinal changes of left ventricular hypoplasia and ventricular disproportion in congenital diaphragmatic hernia neonates

Flaminia Pugnaloni, Bartolomeo Bo, Judith Leyens, Irma Capolupo, Andrea Dotta, Pietro Bagolan, Andreas Mueller, Neil Patel, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University Hospital Bonn and University of Bonn. Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital-Research Institute, IRCCS. University Medical Center, Mannheim and Heidelberg University. University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. Royal Hospital for Children. Germany, Italy and United Kingdom Journal of

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Early Echocardiographic and Serum Biomarkers Predict Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Endotheliopathy, and Survival after Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Michael A. Smith, Zachary Hutchinson, Elizabeth Colglazier, Claire Parker, Christine S. Higham, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Matt S. Zinter, Christopher C. Dvorak, Hythem M. NawaytouUniversity of California, San Francisco. Transplantation and Cellular TherapyTransplant Cell Ther 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2025.11.024 AbstractBackground: Many life-threatening complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) develop secondary to endothelial injury and dysfunction, including transplant-associated thrombotic

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Early left ventricular diastolic function and disease severity in congenital diaphragmatic herni

Giulia Vanina Cantone, Abhijit Bhattacharya, David Healy, Dana Levinkopf, Anna Claudia Massolo, Flaminia Pugnaloni, Giovanni Vento, Anne Marie Heuchan, Florian Kipfmueller, Neil PatelFondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Royal Hospital for Children. “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital – IRCCS.  University Medical Center Mannheim and University Heidelberg.Italy, United Kingdom and Germany

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Inhaled iloprost and 2D phase-contrast cardiac MRI in pulmonary vascular reversibility: an adolescent case of anomalous right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta

Mete Han Kızılkaya, Mehmet Salih Bilal, Terman Gumus, Alpay ÇelikerUniversity School of Medicine. Medicana Health Group. Koc University School of Medicine. Turkey Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2025; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125109670 AbstractThe anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital anomaly usually diagnosed in infancy. When diagnosed later during adolescence,

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