Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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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Updates in the Treatment of Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Danya Z. Jafri, James M. Beck, Samantha A. Kaplan, Allegra Keeler, Bryan Sanchez, Daniela Brady, William H. Frishman, Wilbert S. Aronow, Avi Levine, Erika Rosenzweig, Gregg M. LanierNew York Medical College School of Medicine. Westchester Medical Center.United States Cardiology in ReviewCardiol Rev 2026; DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001239 AbstractPediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a relentless and potentially fatal

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Pulmonary Hypertension in Pediatric Patients with Noonan Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization

Shane L. Collins, Paul J. Critser, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Diego Porras, Amy E. Roberts, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04235-x AbstractNoonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with a high incidence of cardiovascular

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Neonatal pulmonary vascular remodeling induced by increased blood flow is associated with an antiviral-like immune signature

Sixie Zheng, Hao Li, Siqi She, Yiting Xue, Debao Li, Jiapei Wang, Jing Wang, Yuqing Hu, Lincai YeShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and National Children’s Medical Center. Affiliated Women and Children’s Hospital of Ningbo University. China Frontiers in ImmunologyFront Immunol 2026; 17: DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1780303

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Lung ultrasound score ≥ 6 predicts surfactant administration decisions in meconium aspiration syndrome: a multicenter prospective study

Qi Chen, Zekai Yu, Lei Cao, Wei Xiong, Mei Zheng, Fei Wang, Shasha Wu, Rijin Yu, Minli Zhou, Cheng Guo, Lin Dong, Shuang LiuShangrao Children’s Hospital and Shangrao Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Hangzhou Dianzi University. Jingdezhen First People’s Hospital. Hubei University of Medicine. Xiangyang First People’s Hospital. Qinghai Red Cross Hospital. Yangzhou Maternal and

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Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Vitamin C Deficiency Is Rapidly Reversible

Tomás Woodgate, Jay Patel, Thomas Day, Brodie Knight, Adriani Spanaki, Alistair Calder, Shahin Moledina, Sadia QuyamGreat Ormond Street Hospital. Royal Hospital for Children. Evelina London Children’s Hospital,United Kingdom PediatricsPediatrics 2026; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-073645 AbstractWe report 4 children (aged 3-9 years) with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with vitamin C deficiency. All presented with either musculoskeletal symptoms or

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Non-Extremity Thrombosis Sequelae in Children: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management

Riten Kumar, Vilmarie Rodriguez, Clay Cohen, Madhvi Rajpurkar, Ayesha ZiaBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Central Michigan University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University. University of Texas Southwestern.United States Journal od Thrombosis and HemostasisJ Thronb Hemost 2026;

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Relationships between lung ultrasound, chest CT, and echocardiographic findings in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: A multimodal imaging study

Andrea Maria Comisi, Giuseppe Fabio Parisi, Francesco Fabrizio Comisi, Salvatore Carnazzo, Pietro Sciacca, Alessandra Li Pomi, Sara Manti, Salvatore LeonardiSan Marco Hospital and University of Catania. Microcitemico Hospital “A. Cao” and University of Cagliari. University of Enna “Kore”. University of Messina. Italy Respiratory MedicineRespir Med 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108775 AbstractThis study investigates the use of integrated imaging

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Somatic PIK3CA Activating Mutation in a Plexiform Lesion of a Patient With HHT and PAH

Katharina Schimmel, Tucker Hallmark, Evon DeBose-Scarlett, Yue Qi, Serena Tan, Domenico Mastrodicasa, Rachel K. Hopper, Joseph Wu, Douglas Marchuk, Edda SpiekerkoetterUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Duke University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. University of Washington School of Medicine. United States Journal of

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Reversing the irreversible? A case of successful surgical repair in a late-presenting aortopulmonary window with severe pulmonary hypertension

Rido Mulawarman, Ericko Ongko Joyo, Muhamad Adrin Aefiansyah Putra, Aditya Agita Sembiring, Sisca Natalia Siagian, Oktavia LilyasarUniversitas Indonesia. Indonesia Egyptian Heart JournalEgypt Heart J 2026; 78: DOI: 10.1186/s43044-026-00726-7 AbstractBackground: Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart defect, accounting for only 0.2-0.6% of all congenital cardiac anomalies, and is usually identified and surgically corrected within the first

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