Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Clinical Utility of Stroke Volume Index in Children with Idiopathic and Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Shinichi Takatsuki, Kinjal Parikh, Mio Sato, Yuta Kawamura, Yurika Shimizu, Reiko Kawai, Dunbar IvyToho University Omori Medical Center. Inova Children’s Hospital. University of Colorado School of Medicine.Japan and United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04241-z AbstractTo determine the prognostic value of stroke volume index (SVi) in children with idiopathic and heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). […]

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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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Case Report: Cor triatriatum sinister presenting as acute decompensated heart failure in an adolescent

ZainEdeen Zyadah, Joyce Morcos, Alaa Alresheq, Salem K. Qupp, Ahmad Fatayer, Jahed BushnaqAl-Quds University. Palestine Medical Complex. Washington University of Health and Science.Palestine and Belize Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1785372 AbstractBackground: Cor Triatriatum sinister (CTS) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly caused by a fibromuscular membrane subdividing the left atrium, potentially leading

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Severe Pertussis During Early Infancy from a High-Altitude Region: Two Clinical Cases and Literature Review

Hongju Chen, Sezhen Baima, Xiaoming Xu, Tao Wang, Jing ShiWest China Second University Hospital, Xizang Hospital, Sichuan, Xizang Autonomous Region Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Sichuan University.China Journal of Clinical MedicineJ Clin Med 2026; 15: DOI: 10.3390/jcm15062211 AbstractObjective: To investigate how the high-altitude environment modifies severe pertussis in young infants and analyze its pathophysiological mechanisms and

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Postnatal Steroids in Preterm Infants: A Narrative Review Series-Part 2: Cardiovascular Impacts

Phoenix Plessas-Azurduy, Anie Lapointe, Punnanee Wutthigate, Sarah Spénard, Andréanne Villeneuve, Audrey Hébert, Eilon Shany, Justin Richardson, Neta Geva, Wadi Mawad, Tiscar Cavallé-Garrido, Marc Beltempo, Wissam Shalish, Guilherme Sant’Anna, Gabriel AltMcGill University. Université de Montréal, CHU Sainte-Justine. Mahidol University. Montreal Children’s Hospital. CHU de Québec and Laval University. Saban Children’s Hospital and Soroka Medical Center. Ben

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An overview of the placenta’s role in the development of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Nilhan Torlak, Marc Oria, Braxton Forde, Jose L. Peiro, Emrah AydinNew York University Grossman School of Medicine. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Koç University. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.United States and Poland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1783068 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a severe congenital

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The Postnatal Lung Maturation Disrupted by Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow and Its Clinical Implications

Sixie Zheng, Zheng Wang, Yiting Xue, He Zhang, Yingying Xiao, Yuqing Hu, Debao Li, Qing Cui, Chenxi Liu, Jing Wang, Lincai Ye, Lisheng QiuShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Women and Children’s Hospital of Ningbo University. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and National Children’s Medical Center. China Journal of

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Parenteral treprostinil in paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Julie Wacker, Raphael Joye, Maurice BeghettiGeneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine and University of Geneva.Switzerland European Respiratory ReviewEur Respir Rev 2026; DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0033-2025 AbstractBackground: Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) shares commonalities with adult disease but is essentially different regarding complexity and is usually more challenging to treat. Current treatment recommendations are based on expert opinion, small-scale

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Mitochondria-derived peptide MOTS-c alleviates hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonatal mice by activating Nrf2 pathway

Dan Chen, Mei-hui Zhou, Wei-ying Zhu, Zhi-xuan Xing, Sheng-peng Li, Ya-xian Wu, Xiao-lin Sun, Ping Sun, Qing-feng PangWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University Medical Center and Jiangnan University. Maternity and Child Health Care Affiliated Hospital, Jiaxing University. Linyi Maternal and Child Health Hospital. China European Journal of PharmacologyEur J Pharmacol 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2026.178726 AbstractOxidative stress play

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Triggering a Pulmonary Hypertensive Crisis in a Boy With Prader-Willi Syndrome-Associated Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Mari Tsukahara, Hideaki Yagasaki, Koichi Makino, Tomoaki Sano, Takeshi InukaUniversity of Yamanashi.Japan CureusCureus 2026; 18: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.103890 AbstractPrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multisystem genetic disorder frequently complicated by sleep-disordered breathing, including obstructive sleep apnea. Respiratory infections may precipitate acute decompensation in vulnerable patients with PWS. A four-year-old boy with genetically confirmed PWS receiving growth hormone therapy

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