Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Lung ultrasound score ≥ 6 predicts surfactant administration decisions in meconium aspiration syndrome: a multicenter prospective study

Qi Chen, Zekai Yu, Lei Cao, Wei Xiong, Mei Zheng, Fei Wang, Shasha Wu, Rijin Yu, Minli Zhou, Cheng Guo, Lin Dong, Shuang LiuShangrao Children’s Hospital and Shangrao Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Hangzhou Dianzi University. Jingdezhen First People’s Hospital. Hubei University of Medicine. Xiangyang First People’s Hospital. Qinghai Red Cross Hospital. Yangzhou Maternal and […]

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Relationships between lung ultrasound, chest CT, and echocardiographic findings in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: A multimodal imaging study

Andrea Maria Comisi, Giuseppe Fabio Parisi, Francesco Fabrizio Comisi, Salvatore Carnazzo, Pietro Sciacca, Alessandra Li Pomi, Sara Manti, Salvatore LeonardiSan Marco Hospital and University of Catania. Microcitemico Hospital “A. Cao” and University of Cagliari. University of Enna “Kore”. University of Messina. Italy Respiratory MedicineRespir Med 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108775 AbstractThis study investigates the use of integrated imaging

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Stress Echocardiography in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension: Practical Recommendations, Haemodynamic Phenotyping, and Application in Adults and Children

Dafni Charisopoulou, George Koulaouzidis, Panagiota Kleitsioti, Nikolaos Antoniou, Christos Mantzios, Orestis Grammenos, Sotiria IliopoulouAHEPA University General Hospital and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Pomeranian Medical University. General Hospital G. Papanikolaou. Greece DiagnosticsDiagnostics 2026; 16: DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16050792 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex condition in which early diagnosis remains challenging, particularly in patients with exertional symptoms and normal

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Protocol for an open-label, randomised, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sotatercept add-on therapy compared with pulmonary vasodilator-based standard of care for pulmonary vasodilator-resistant pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with unrepaired congenital shunts (atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus), including Eisenmenger syndrome: the SuMILE trial

Keimei Yoshida, Kazuya Hosokawa, Takahiro Hiraide, Satoshi Akagi, Kentaro Ejiri, Yu Taniguchi, Shiro Adachi, Takumi Inami, Naohiko Nakanishi, Masaharu Kataoka, Taijyu Satoh, Shunsuke Tatebe, Toshiro Shinke, Hideshi Tomita, Yusuke Akazawa, Takashi Higaki, Koshiro Tagawa, Ayako Ishikita, Soshun Asakawa, Kohtaro AbeKyushu University and Kyushu University Hospital. Keio University School of Medicine. Okayama University. Kobe University Hospital.

Protocol for an open-label, randomised, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sotatercept add-on therapy compared with pulmonary vasodilator-based standard of care for pulmonary vasodilator-resistant pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with unrepaired congenital shunts (atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus), including Eisenmenger syndrome: the SuMILE trial Read More »

Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome in Children With Down Syndrome Treated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northeastern Colombia

Silvia N. Suarez Mantilla, Victor Manuel Mora Bautista, Martha Lucia Africano Leon, Diana C. Vergara Arenas, Yuli E. Rojas, Sergio Serrano-GomezUniversidad Industrial de Santander. Clinica Materno Infantil San Luis. Columbia CureusCureus 2026; 18: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.102624 AbstractObstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is frequent in children with Down Syndrome (DS), associated with anatomical characteristics such as midfacial hypoplasia,

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Myocardial work during various right ventricle load conditions in a paediatric population

Ramona Ghenghea, Pierrick Pyra, Yves Dulac, Aitor Guitarte, Paul Vignaud, Philippe Acar, Khaled Hadeed, Clement KarsentyChildren’s Hospital, CHU Toulouse and Paul Sabatier University. France Achives of Cardiovascular DiseaseArch Cardiovasc Dis 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2025.11.013 AbstractBackground: Assessing right ventricular (RV) function in children is challenging, particularly in RV overload, where conventional echocardiographic indices do not account for afterload.Aims: This prospective

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A hemodynamic-driven approach to chronic pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Carly E. Byrd, John T. Wren, Suneetha Desiraju, Patrick J. McNamaraJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02582-4 AbstractDespite ample research in acute pulmonary hypertension in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) leading to improved survival, there is a paucity of literature on the

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Echocardiographic screening for cardiovascular disease in central South Africa: expanding the role of echocardiography in patient referral

E. van der Heever, L. Botes, S. C. Brown, F. E. SmitUniversity of the Free State. South Africa Cardiovascular Journal of AfricaCardiovasc J Afr 2025; 36: 16-20DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2024-012 AbstractIntroduction: Cardiovascular disease affects millions of people, resulting in significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Inadequate healthcare systems, combined with costly treatments, impose a high economic burden, with growing

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Initial Hemodynamic Phenotypes and Clinical Trajectory in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Pilot Study

John T. Wren Jr., Rachael M. Hyland, Patrick J. McNamaraUniversity of Iowa Healthcare.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115044 AbstractObjectives: To define clinically the initial (<24 hour) hemodynamic phenotypes (no/mild pulmonary hypertension [PH], pre-capillary PH, and post-capillary PH) in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) by echocardiography, and to assess their relationship with clinical outcomes.Study

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Current State of RV Multimodality Imaging in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Current Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Research Directions

Kimberley G. Miles, Dan M. Dorobantu, Johannes Menno Douwes, Benjamin S. Frank, Pei-Ni Jone, Vivek Muthurangu, D. Dunbar Ivy, Hythem Nawaytou, Mark K. FriedbergCincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Heart Institute. Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen. University of Colorado Denver Anschutz

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