Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

ELN-Associated Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis With a Williams Syndrome-Like Cardiovascular Phenotype in a Neonate: A Case Report

Jamshaid Akhtar, Kawthar Faour, Rakesh Donthula, Srilatha AlapatiTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Covenant Hospital Michigan. United States CureusCureus 2026; 18: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.112187 AbstractWilliams syndrome (WS) is a rare microdeletion disorder affecting chromosome 7q11.23, including the ELN gene, which encodes elastin. Haploinsufficiency of ELN leads to vascular abnormalities, such as supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS), pulmonary stenosis, and coronary artery disease.

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Myocardial Fibrosis in Pediatric Heart Disease: Mechanisms, Imaging Biomarkers, Clinical Consequences, and Emerging Antifibrotic Therapies

Usama Asghar, Samra Choudhry, Mahwish Jabeen, Khadija Mubashir, Ayrass Zia, Mehwish Sadique, Muhammad Jawad Wakil, Laiba MunawarShalamar Medical and Dental College. Faisalabad Medical University. Fatima Jinnah Medical University. Quaid e Azam Medical College. Al Aleem Medical College. Azra Naheed Medical College. Islam Medical and Dental College.Pakistan Cardiology in ReviewCardiol Rev 2026; DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000001450 AbstractMyocardial fibrosis is increasingly recognized as a central determinant of

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Clinical, Electrocardiographic, Biochemical, and Echocardiographic Markers for Diagnosing Cardiac Dysfunction in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Narrative Review

Solomon Tatagiri , Belinda Chan, Yogen SinghUniversity of California at Davis.United States ChildrenChildren 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3390/children13081050 AbstractBackground/Objectives: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains a leading cause of neonatal death and long-term neurodisability. Cardiovascular dysfunction commonly accompanies HIE and influences neurological recovery, yet it is difficult to recognize because conventional clinical signs correlate poorly with the myocardial function. This

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Pulmonary Hypertension and Nissen Fundoplication in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Raissa Li, Nicole M. Chandler, Gabriel Ramos-Gonzalez, Chinenye Onukwugha, Caitlin Crosier, Alyssa Green, Grace Freire, Aaron Germain, Joana Machry, Christopher W. SnyderJohns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Tufts University School of Medicine. United States American Journal of PerinatologyAm J Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1055/a-2941-0281 AbstractObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of the combined effects

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Case 353

Stuti Chandola, Akagri Chugh, Supraja Laguduva Mohan, Kana Ram Jat, Priyanka Naranje, Manisha JanaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences. India RadiologyRadiology 2026; 320: DOI: 10.1148/radiol.260672 AbstractHistory An 8-month-old term-born female infant presented to the pediatric emergency department with progressively increasing respiratory distress and episodic hypoxic spells for 2 months. Antenatal and birth histories were uneventful. There

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Managing Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension in Low-Resource Settings

R. Kishore Kumar, Ju-Lee Oei, Rajeshwari Madappa, Satyan LakshminrusimhaCloudnine Hospital, Bangalore. Notre Dame University. University of Queensland. Mater Mother’s Hospital. Sigma Hospital, Mysuru. UC Davis Children’s Hospital and UC Davis School of Medicine.India, Australia and United States Journal of Paediatrics and Child HealthJ Paediatr Child Health 2026; DOI: 10.1111/jpc.70550 AbstractPersistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)

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Congenital Heart Diseases in Children: A Narrative Analysis of Early Diagnosis, Clinical Management, and Long-Term Outcomes

Mohamed Suhail Mohamed Nabi, Rashmi Ranjan Barik, Ankit Sharma, Garima, Chanchal Sharma, Venugopal Reddy I, Aithagoni Rajesh GoudNew College (Affiliated to the University of Madras). Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Utkal University, Subharti Medical College, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University. Sanskriti Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital. Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College. Medicover Hospital. Manipal

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Postoperative Pulmonary Hypertension after Primary Abdominal Wall Closure for Small Omphalocele: A Case Series

Seitaro Kosaka, Takanori Ochi, Shuko Nojiri, Tadaharu Okazaki, Go MiyanoJuntendo University School of Medicine and Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital.Japan European Journal of Pediatric Surgery ReportsEur J Pediatr Surg Rep 2026; 14: e45-e49DOI: 10.1055/a-2937-1779 AbstractPrimary closure is a low-risk option for small omphaloceles (SOs). However, despite the absence of liver herniation and limited volume of herniated viscera,

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A Case of Embolization of a Lymphatic Malformation Complicated by Chylothorax, Chylopericardium, and Interstitial Lung Disease in a 6-Year-Old Pediatric Patient

Eleonora Rossi, Duccio Rossi, Mario Petrillo, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, Andrea Antonio IannielloUniversità degli Studi di Milano. Luigi Sacco Hospital. IRCCS Ca’Granda Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico. Italy Case Reports in RadiologyCase Rep Radiol 2026; DOI: 10.1155/crra/1095827 AbstractBackground: A 6-year-old child with a clinical history of chylopericardium treated with pericardiocentesis presented with retrosternal chest pain and asthenia in the past

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The Unknown Others of Neonatal Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Allison T. Rose, Anisa Lakhani, Sara Conroy, Ruth B. Seabrook, Robert DiGeronimo, Rachel Chapman, Sarah D. KeeneEmory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. University of Utah. Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California Keck School of

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