Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Eccentricity Index Is Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Children After Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defects

Charles T. Simpkin, Marissa DeLima, Morgan MacBeth, Dale A. Burkett, D. Dunbar Ivy, Benjamin S. FrankUniversity of Colorado Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Echocardiography Echocardiography 2026; DOI: 10.1111/echo.70451 AbstractIntroduction: Eccentricity Index is an echocardiographic predictor of disease severity in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Its utility after atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repair remains unclear

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Multimodality imaging in a child with complete atrioventricular canal defect, left superior vena cava, and airway compression: Echocardiography, bronchoscopy, and lung ultrasound insights

Rajesh Madavathazathil Gopalakrishnan, Shashikapoor Yadav, Ashish KatewaAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre.India Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2025; 18: 628-631 DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_261_25 AbstractCongenital heart disease may coexist with airway abnormalities, increasing perioperative risk. We report a 2-year-old girl with a complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVCD), left superior vena cava (LSVC), and severe pulmonary

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Echocardiographic diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism in a preterm infant presenting with congenital chylothorax

Takao Kobayashi, Sota Iwatani, Seiji YoshimotoKobe Children’s Hospital. Hokkaido University.Japan Pediatrics and NeonatologyPediatr Neonatol 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2026.01.005 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryPrimary Pulmonary Lymphatic DiseaseAcquired Patient Factors Associated with Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseDiagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Fresh (PHresh). Less than 1-2 years since publication

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Utility of Echocardiography in 173 VA ECMO Clamp Trials in Babies and Children

Kevin L. Smith, David W. Liddle, Mary Sciff, K. T. Fishbein, Rod Ghassemzadeh, Brian Feingold, Laura J. OlivieriChildren’s National Medical Center. University of Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04245-9 AbstractVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) offers vital support to children with cardiopulmonary failure. Echocardiography is commonly

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Transcatheter closure of anomalous systemic arterial supply to the left lung from the left subclavian artery: Diagnostic and procedural challenges

Anil Kumar Singhi, Manojit Lodha, Santunu De, Arpita Choraria, Sandip Sardar, Ejaz Ahmed Bari, Debadri ChakrabartiManipal Hospital EM Bypass. Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences. India Journal of Cardiology CasesJ Cardiol Cases 2025 Aug 5; 32: 207-210DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2025.07.007 AbstractA 26-year-old woman with chronic effort intolerance and a continuous murmur underwent evaluation for suspected congenital heart disease. While

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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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