Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Screening for pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: when, how often and does it matter?

Samuel J. Gentle, Waldemar A. Carlo, Namasivayam AmbalavananUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham. Yale School of Medicine.United States Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal EditionArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2025; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-328405 AbstractObjective: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) associated pulmonary hypertension (BPD-PH) is the most severe endotype of BPD; there is insufficient evidence to support the optimal […]

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International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Consensus Statement on Risk Stratification in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sandeep Sahay 1, Scott Visovatti 2, Adriano R Tonelli 3, Nelson Villasmil Hernandez 4, Eric D Austin 5, Roberto Badagliacca 6, Rolf M F Berger 7, Athénaïs Boucly 8, Yucheng Chen 9, Colin Church 10, Marion Delcroix 11, Allen D Everett 12, Harrison W Farber 13, Charles Fauvel 14, Mardi Gomberg-Maitland 15, Megan Griffiths 16, Francois Haddad 17, Yuchi Han 18, Anna Hemnes 5, Marius M Hoeper 19, Manreet K Kanwar 20, Daniel Lachant 21, Sandhya Murthy 22, Karen M Olsson 19, Ioana Preston 23, Göran Rådegran 24, Olivier Sitbon 25, Maria G Trivieri 26, Jean-Luc Vachiery 27, Rebecca Vanderpool 2, Jason Weatherald 28, R James White 21, Helen Whitford 29, Melisa Wilson 30, Raymond L Benza  Houston Methodist Hospital. Ohio State University.

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Pulmonary Vascular Compromise Is Associated With Survival in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: A New Computational Model

Maria Niccum, Catherine M. Avitabile, Dana Albizem, Heather Meluskey, Christopher Penney, Brian D. Hanna, Michael L. O’Byrne, Zoheir Bshouty, David B. FrankPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. University of Manitoba.United States and Canada Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2025; 15: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70156 AbstractPediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has a long

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Cardiac magnetic resonance in systemic sclerosis: imaging features and potential prognostic implications. A literature review

Giovanni Vitale, Matteo Colina, Domenico Attinà, Fabio Niro, Paolo OrtolaniOspedale Santa Maria della Scaletta. IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna.Italy Frontiers in MedicineFront Med 2025; 12: DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1606593 AbstractSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic, multisystem disorder characterized by vascular dysfunction, immune dysregulation with production of autoantibodies, fibroblasts dysfunction and consequent abnormal collagen production, leading to progressive fibrosis

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Nebulized nitroglycerin as an adjuvant drug in management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborns: a randomized controlled trial

Marwa Mohammed Farag, Hesham Abd El‑Rahim Ghazal, Aly Mohamed Abdel‑Mohsen, Moataz Ahmed RezkAlexandria University Hospital, Alexandria. Egypt European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 2025; 184: DOI: 10.1007/s00431-025-06381-5 AbstractThe objective was to evaluate the effect of nebulized nitroglycerin (NNG) in neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN). The study focused on assessing changes in echocardiographic and clinical parameters

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What is the role of echocardiography in newborns with CDH?

María V. Fraga, Gabriel Altit, Bradley A. Yoder, Shazia BhombalChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania. McGill University. University of Utah School of Medicine. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University.United States and Canada Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal MedicineSemin Fetal Neonatal Med 2025;DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2025.101657 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with high

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Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Right Ventricular Performance in Neonatal Murine Hypoxia

Kel Vin Woo, Philip T. Levy, Carla J. Weinheimer, Amanda L. Hauck, Aaron Hamvas, David M. Ornitz, Attila Kovacs, Gautam K. SinghWashington University School of Medicine. Boston Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Harvard Medical School. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital Michigan

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Chronic cyanosis since infancy: Unveiling a giant right pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Dian Komalaa, Harry Galuh Nugrahaa, Firman Ramadhana, Rais Khairuddina, Rahmat Budi Kuswiyantob, Putria Rayani ApandiUniversitas Padjadjaran.Indonesia Radiology Case ReportsRadiol Case Rep 2025; 20: 5353-5356DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.06.084 AbstractGiant pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare vascular anomalies involving direct connections between pulmonary arteries and veins, leading to right-to-left shunting and systemic hypoxemia. While small PAVMs may be asymptomatic, larger

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Early postnatal right-to-left patent ductus arteriosus shunting and severe outcomes in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a retrospective cohort study

Jung Il Kwak, Juhee Park, Mi Jin Kim, Kyusang Yoo, Bo Kyeong Jin, Tae-Gyeong Kim, Joo Hyung Roh, Ha Na Lee, Keon Hee Seol, Chae Young Kim, Soo Hyun Kim, Jiyoon Jeong, Byong Sop Lee, Euiseok JungAsan Medical Center Children’s Hospital and University of Ulsan College of Medicine. BioMedical Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2025; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05986-x

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Echocardiographic correlation of right ventricular-Pulmonary artery coupling to exercise tolerance in congenital heart disease-associated pulmonary hypertension

Anudya Kartika Ratri, Ovin Nada Saputri, David Nugraha, Ricardo Adrian Nugraha, Alisia Yuana Putri, Meity Ardiana, Budi Susetyo Pikir, I. Gde Rurus SuryawanUniversitas Airlangga. Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital. Indonesia Annals of Pediatric CardiologyAnn Pediatr Cardiol 2025; 18: 26-32DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_230_24 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic, progressive disease affecting the pulmonary vasculature, with a high

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