Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Cardiac Index Measured Using the Fick Principle Versus Thermodilution in Children Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Elyssa Cohen, Conor O’Halloran, Nicholas Pilli, Paul TannousAnn and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04302-3 AbstractCardiac index (CI) is used to assess graft function and calculate pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) following orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). The gold standard is thermodilution (TD), but in practice, the Fick method using […]

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Off-Label Sotatercept Use in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Single-Center Retrospective Hemodynamic Study

Dhruv Rao, Shylah Haldeman, Jeanne Carroll, Rohit RaoUniversity of Arizona, Tucson. Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and University of California San DiegoUnited States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04349-2 AbstractSotatercept, a first-in-class activin signaling inhibitor, has demonstrated disease-modifying efficacy in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Pediatric data remain limited to ongoing clinical trials. We conducted an

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L-Citrulline: Novel Pharmacotherapy to Improve Outcomes in Infants and Children at Risk of Systemic or Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Candice D. Fike, Frederick E. Barr, Judy L. AschnerUniversity of Utah Health. Diversified Search Group. Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.United States PharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticals 2026; 19: DOI: 10.3390/ph19060896 AbstractInfants and children suffering from a variety of heart, lung, and blood disorders are known to be at risk of developing systemic or pulmonary vascular disease. Despite progress made in

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L-Citrulline in Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Health: Metabolic Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Applications

Ana Collins-Smith, Sangeeta Jain, Sunil JainUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.United States NutrientsNutrients 2026; 18: DOI: 10.3390/nu18121923 AbstractL-citrulline is a non-protein amino acid with critical roles in perinatal and neonatal physiology through the intestinal-renal arginine-citrulline axis and nitric oxide (NO) production. During pregnancy, L-citrulline supports placental angiogenesis, vascular adaptation, and fetal growth through augmentation of

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Inhaled Nitric Oxide via High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Postrepair Congenital Heart Disease Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Following Extubation: A Cohort Study With Propensity Score Matching

Xiaofeng Wang, Qinnan Chen, Shilin Wang, Zhiyuan Zhu, Hong Gu, Xu WangNational Center for Cardiovascular Disease and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. Beijing Anzhen Hospital and Capital Medical University.China World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1177/21501351261450515 AbstractObjective: For pediatric patients with

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Congenital chylothorax in infants: An updated scoping review

A. Alghobaishi, S. I. Albraim, H. I. Albraim, N. S. Gubari, S. Khan, H. I. Thalib, S. AlaghaKing Fahad Armed Forces Hospital. Saudi German Hospital. MyClinic. Batterjee Medical College. Saudi Arabia African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care MedicineAfr J Thorac Crit Care Med 2026; 32: DOI: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2025.v32i1.2701 AbstractBackground: Chylothorax is a medical condition characterised by the

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Volumetric Capnography for Assessing Pre- and Post-Operative Intrapulmonary Shunt in Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia: A Case Report

Masashi Zuiki, Norihiro Iwata, Kazunori Watanabe, Akihiro Taniguchi, Maho Inoue, Kiyokazu Kin, Sayaka Yuguchi, Eisuke Ichise, Kanae Hashiguchi, Daisuke Kinoshita, Tatsuji Hasegawa, Shigeru Ono, Tomoko Ieharayoto Prefectural University of MedicineJapan Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2026; 61: DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71699 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryPrimary Pulmonary Lymphatic DiseaseDiagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular

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Surgical management of the airway in Jarcho-Levin syndrome: a case series

Madelyn Zapata-Valentin, Patricia Mulero Soto, Luis Martinez Nater, Jan Carlos Urban, Victor Ortiz JustinianoSt. Luke’s Episcopal Medical Center. Universidad Central del Caribe. Ponce Health Science University.Puerto Rico Journal of Surgery Case ReportsJ Surg Case Rep 2026; DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjag405 AbstractJarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by vertebral and rib malformations, with respiratory complications being

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Progressive Right-Sided Heart Failure and Secondary Tricuspid Valve Disease in Pediatric Lutembacher Syndrome: A Case Report

Christopher Collin Hayes, Kelly Chodos, Bryan P. StefekPennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.United States Case Reports in CardiologyCase Rep Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1155/cric/1744460 AbstractBackground: Lutembacher syndrome (LS) is a rare condition characterized by the coexistence of mitral stenosis (MS) and an atrial septal defect (ASD). Clinical manifestations vary according to the severity of MS and

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Isolated prenatal foramen ovale closure or restriction presenting after birth: a distinct, under-recognized clinical condition

Tomaž Podnar, Ralf Geiger, Ira Winkler, Elke Griesmaier, Susanne Sprung, Ursula Kiechl-KohlendorferMedical University of Innsbruck. Tirol Kliniken.Austria Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1753196 AbstractBackground: The foramen ovale (FO) plays a central role in fetal circulation. Prenatal FO closure or restriction is well-characterized in fetuses and in neonates with congenital heart defects, but is rarely described

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