Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Scimitar syndrome presenting in infancy

Charles B. Huddleston, Vernat Exil, Charles E. Canter, Eric N. MendeloffWashington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1999; 67: 154-159DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01227-2 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome has a variable presentation based on the age at which the diagnosis is made. In general, infants presenting in heart failure have a […]

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A Novel Rat Model for Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension by Total Pulmonary Vein Banding: Multi-Omics Insights into Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Jin Shentu, Wenxuan Dai, Chang Chen, Jiawei Huang, Lijun Chen, Yi Yan, Han Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Guocheng Shi, Huiwen ChenShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.01.017 AbstractObjectives: Group 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a highly morbid disease, yet no

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Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of MECOM-associated syndrome: rare variants are associated with syndromic pulmonary arterial hypertension

Carrie L. Welch , Meriel McEntagart, Shahin Moledina, Cara Morgan, Emilia Swietlik, Chao Hou, Lu Qiao, Emily Callejo, Savanna Craib, Damian Smedley, Emilia K. Bijlsma, Patrice Bouvagnet, Nahir Cortes-­Santiago, Tamir Dagan, Jacqueline Eason, Frances Flinter, Aakash Joshi, Jeremie Mortreux, Fadel E. Ruiz, Deborah Shears, Celia Azevedo Soares, Nidhy P. Varghese, Wendy K ChungBoston Children’s Hospital,

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Successful bridge to diagnosis: Extracorporeal life support in generalized arterial calcification of infancy

Sarah D. King, Spencer Wilhelm, Ruth Lewit, Erin E. Perrone, Arul ThirumoorthiUniversity of Michigan,.United States PerfusionPerfusion 2026; DOI: 10.1177/02676591261420652 AbstractIntroduction: Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is a rare, difficult to recognize, autosomal recessive disorder with high neonatal mortality due to vascular calcification and cardiopulmonary collapse.Case Report: We report a term female presenting with persistent pulmonary

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Prevalence and severity of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborns among asphyxiated neonates admitted in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital

Ani Okechukwu, Odutola Odetunde, Ekwochi Uchenna, Josephat M ChinawaEnugu State University College of Medicine. University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku/Ozalla and University of Nigeria ItukuNigeria British Medical Journal Paediatrics OpenBMJ Paediatr Open 2026; 10: DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004351 AbstractBackground: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborns (PPHN) is an acute neonatal disorder with a high mortality rate despite several advances in

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Microbiome-Metabolome Axis in BALF Reveals Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Congenital Heart Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Xiaoyu Zhang, Liming Cheng, Yuan Zhou, Jiahui Xie, Wenting Gui, Jiaxiang Chen, Zidan Zhang, Kai Liu, Runwei MaFuwai Yunnan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Kunming Medical University. Kunming Children’s Hospital.China Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseJ Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3390/jcdd13010032 AbstractBackground: Early identification of irreversible pulmonary vascular remodeling in

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Infant with Complex Congenital Cardiac Anomalies: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Aliasgar Taha, Abdullah Ahmed Tariq, Yusur Abbas Mahmood, Leah Leslie Dias, Rahul Binu, Subhranshu Sekhar Kar, Alaa Mohamad HussainRas Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University.United Arab Emirits Annals of African MedicineAnn Afr Med 2026; DOI: 10.4103/aam.aam_631_25 AbstractThe coexistence of multiple complex congenital cardiac anomalies in a single infant – particularly unbalanced Atrioventricular Septal Defect; Double

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Pre-discharge car seat tolerance screening in infants with CHD: a single-centre review

Nicholas V. Barresi, Mary D. Schiff, Frederick Roberts, Sierra Brooks, Olivia Frosch, Evonne MorellChildren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2026; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125110731 AbstractObjective: To evaluate car seat tolerance screening failure rate in infants with CHD, clinical factors associated with test failure, and the impact of a failed test.Methods: Single-centre retrospective

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Refractory Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis and Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With a De Novo Loss-of-Function Variant in FGD5

Lea C. Steffes, Gregory T. Adamson, Kyla E. Dunn, Jeffrey A. FeinsteinLucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine. United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2026; 16: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70250 AbstractWe report a novel genetic variant in a patient with treatment-resistant peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis (PPS) and progressive pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). A premature infant

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Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Disease in Retinal Images of Premature Infants

Praveer Singh, Sourav Kumar, Riya Tyagi, Benjamin K. Young, Brian K. Jordan, Brian Scottoline, Patrick D. Evers, Susan Ostmo, Aaron S. Coyner, Wei-Chun Lin, Aarushi Gupta, Deniz Erdogmus, Paul Chan, Emily A. McCourt, James S. Barry, Cindy T. McEvoy, Micheal F. Chiang, Peter Campbell, Jayashree Kalpathy-CramerUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine. Massachusetts General Hospital and

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