Genetic Factors Associated With Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Histone deacetylase 3 promotes hypoxia-induced human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation by modulating the CSF2-JAK2-STAT5 signaling pathway

Jie Zhang, Youfei Fan, Yanting Gao, Youpeng JinShandong Provincial Hospital and Second Affiliated Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University. China Human CellHum Cell 2026; 39: DOI: 10.1007/s13577-026-01348-6 AbstractThe growth of human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (hPASMCs) is one of the key contributors to vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Although histone deacetylase 3 […]

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Genetic Predisposition to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Christina A. Eichstaedt, Heimo Mairbäurl, Jie Song, Nicola Benjamin, Christine Fischer, Christoph Dehnert, Kai Schommer, Marc M. Berger, Peter Bärtsch, Ekkehard Grünig, Katrin HinderhoferUniversity Hospital Heidelberg and Heidelberg University. Second Xiangya Hospital and Central South University. Medbase Checkup Center. University Hospital Salzburg and Paracelsus Medical University.Germany, China, Switzerland and Austria High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Alt Med Biol 2020; 21: 28-36DOI: 10.1089/ham.2019.0083 AbstractBackground: Exaggerated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a hallmark of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).

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Pulmonary edema in 6 children with Down syndrome during travel to moderate altitudes

Anthony G. DurmowiczUniversity of Utah Health Science Center and Primary Children’s Medical Center.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2001; 108: 443-447DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.2.443 AbstractObjective: Children with Down syndrome (DS) are living longer and are increasingly participating in recreational activities. When a child with DS was diagnosed with high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), this study was undertaken to determine whether and under what

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Unusual Onset of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Due to Somatic Mutational Mosaicism: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Virginia Mirra, Margherita Rosa, Cristina Fontanella, Martina Mancuso, Fabio Antonelli, Alice Castaldo, Annalisa Allegorico, Maria Giovanna Russo, Mario Giordano, Alfonsina Tirozzi, Paolo Siani, Daniele De Bras“Santobono-Pausilipon” Children’s Hospital. University of Naples Federico II. AORN Santobono-Pausilipon. University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” and “Ospedali dei Colli”. Italy ChildrenChildren 2025; 12: DOI: 10.3390/children12121701 AbstractHereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), also known

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Long-Term Outcomes of Transarterial Embolization for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in Pediatric Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Alfredo Páez-Carpio, Adeline Y. L. Lim, Alessandro Gasparetto, Michelle Shaw, Felix Ratjen, João G. AmaralHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Canada Cardiovascular and Interventional RadiologyCardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00270-025-04322-1 AbstractPurpose: To assess long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of transarterial embolization (TAE) for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).Materials and

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Decreased endothelial cell retinoic acid signaling accelerates progression of single ventricle pulmonary arteriovenous malformations

Henry Rousseau, Tina Wan, Nhi Nguyen, Jaime Wendt Andrae, Michael Tschannen, Angela J. Mathison, Victor Jin, Olivia Groh, Xingyan Zhou, Stryder M. Meadows, Ramani Ramchandran,Igor Shmarakov, Amy Y. Pan, Andrew D. SpearmanMedical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin. Rutgers University. Tulane University. United States bioRxivbioRxiv 2025; DOI: 10.64898/2025.12.08.693095 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are vascular complications that

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Construction of an early diagnostic model for pulmonary hypertension based on aging-related signature genes and identification of potential therapeutic targets

MengzeWang, Jiafei Lu, Xinyu Li, Huating Xie, Junjie Liang, Jun Luo, Xishu Deng, Guoquan Pan, Bowen Ji, Xiaojie DingKunming Children’s Hospital. Southern Medical University. Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital). Second Hospital of Jiaxing and Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University. Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital.

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Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension in CblC Deficiency (MMACHC c.80 A>G): long-term outcomes of metabolic and PH-targeted therapy

Ruxuan He, Jinrong Liu, Xiaolei Tang, Hui Liu, Yuelin Shen, Xioayan Zhang, Huimin Li, Shunying Zhao, Haiming YangBeijing Children’s Hospital and Capital Medical University. Children’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Hospital of Beijing Children’s Hospital and Seventh People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.China Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04720-8 AbstractBackground: Cobalamin C (cblC) deficiency,

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SOX17 variants are associated with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension with and without congenital heart disease

Cara Morgan, Laura Southgate, Alistair Calder, Thivya Sekar, Andrew Constantine, Sadia Quyam, Richard Trembath, Shahin MoledinaGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children. University of London, School of Health & Medical Sciences. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. University College London. King’s College London. United Kingdom International Journal of CardiologyInt J Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.134114 AbstractBackground: SOX17 has recently been identified

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Increased prevalence of EPAS1 variant in cattle with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension

John H. Newman, Timothy N. Holt, Joy D. Cogan, Bethany Womack, John A. Phillips III, Chun Li, Zachary Kendall, Kurt R. Stenmark, Milton G. Thomas, R. Dale Brown, Suzette R. Riddle, James D. West, Rizwan HamidVanderbilt University School of Medicine. Colorado State University. Case Western Reserve University. University of Colorado.United States Nature CommunicationsNat Commun 2015;

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