Heart Dysfunction Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension following congenital heart defect repair: Enhanced risk stratification and outcomes in a national cohort

Andrew Constantine, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Robin Condliffe, Paul Clift, Katrijn Jansen, S. John Wort, Grace Chaplin, Kaushiga Krishnathasan, Rami Dhillon, Joydeep Mookerjee, W. Brodie Knight, Caroline B. Jones, Maria N. Velasco Forte, Dirk Wilson, Helen Michael, Alberto Mendoza Soto, Carlos Labrandero, Alejandro Rodríguez Ogando, Antonio Moreno Galdó, Inmaculada Guillén Rodríguez, Lina M. Caicedo Cuenca, Francesca Perin,

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Use of SGLT2 (Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2) Inhibitors in Pulmonary Hypertension

Benoit Aguado, Grégoire Ruffenach, Thomas Lacoste-Palasset, Agnes Görlach, Marianne Riou, Mathieu Gourmelon, Fabrice Bauer, Marc Humbert, Valerie Schini-Kerth, Jean-Luc Vachiéry, David Montani, Fabrice AntignyUniversité Paris-Saclay and French National Institute for Health and Medical Research. Hôpital Bicêtre and Hôpital Marie Lannelongue. Technical University Munich and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research. Nouvel Hôpital Civil and University Hospital

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Inactivation of AXL in Cardiac Fibroblasts Alleviates Right Ventricular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension

Li-Wei Wu, Min Chen, Chen-Yu Jiang, Dai-Ji Jiang, Xu Zhang, Xiao-He Xu, Yi-Wei Liu, Bei Feng, Lin-Cai Ye, Yang-Yang He, Xu Huang, Yi-Chi Zhang, Xing-Liang Zhou, Yi Shen, Tian-Yu Liu, Li-Jun Fu, Yi Yan, Hao ZhangShanghai Children’s Medical Center, National Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Second Affiliated Hospital and

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Volume Loading May Compromise Left Ventricular Filling in Patients with a Borderline Hypoplastic Left Ventricle

Machi Yamashita, Hirofumi Saiki, Kanchi Saito, Akira Sato, Seiko Kuwata, Satoshi Nakano, Hideaki Senzaki, Junichi KoizumiIwate Medical University. Nihon Institute of Medical Science.Japan International Heart JournalInt Heart J 2025; 66: 1019-1024DOI: 10.1536/ihj.25-216 AbstractGiven the high prevalence of end-organ damage in the long term after the Fontan procedure, patients presenting with borderline hypoplastic left ventricle (LV) are

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Longitudinal changes of left ventricular hypoplasia and ventricular disproportion in congenital diaphragmatic hernia neonates

Flaminia Pugnaloni, Bartolomeo Bo, Judith Leyens, Irma Capolupo, Andrea Dotta, Pietro Bagolan, Andreas Mueller, Neil Patel, Florian KipfmuellerChildren’s Hospital, University Hospital Bonn and University of Bonn. Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital-Research Institute, IRCCS. University Medical Center, Mannheim and Heidelberg University. University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. Royal Hospital for Children. Germany, Italy and United Kingdom Journal of

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Can N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide accurately diagnose chronic pulmonary hypertension among extremely low gestational age neonates: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Macarena Garcia Gozalo, Amish Jain, Dany E. Weisz, Bonny JasaniLa Paz University Hospital.  Mount Sinai Hospital. University of Toronto. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Hospital for Sick Children.Spain and Canada Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-025-02462-3 AbstractObjective: To evaluate the utility of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) for screening and diagnosis of chronic pulmonary hypertension (cPH)

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Early left ventricular diastolic function and disease severity in congenital diaphragmatic herni

Giulia Vanina Cantone, Abhijit Bhattacharya, David Healy, Dana Levinkopf, Anna Claudia Massolo, Flaminia Pugnaloni, Giovanni Vento, Anne Marie Heuchan, Florian Kipfmueller, Neil PatelFondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Royal Hospital for Children. “Bambino Gesù” Children Hospital – IRCCS.  University Medical Center Mannheim and University Heidelberg.Italy, United Kingdom and Germany

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Right ventricular dysfunctions in type 1 diabetic mice: A longitudinal study

Jian-Jian Yu, Jian-Ge Han, Yi Tan, Jian-Xiang Xu, Amanda LeBlanc, Bradley B. Keller, Jiapeng Huang, Lu CaiUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine. Tianjin University Chest Hospital. Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute and University of Cincinnati. United States and China World Journal of DiabetesWorld J Diabetes 2025; 13: DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v16.i10.109526 AbstractBackground: Diabetes has become a widespread metabolic disease affecting

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“Gentle” cardio-respiratory management in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Time for a precision-medicine approach?

Anna Foth, David Tingay, Florian KipfmuellerUniversity Medical Center Mannheim and Heidelberg University. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and University of Melbourne. Germany and Australia Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal MedicineSemin Fetal Neonatal Med 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2025.101660 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains one of the most challenging conditions to manage in neonatal intensive care, with outcomes determined by

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Risk Factors for low Cardiac Output Syndrome in Children less than 6 years old Undergoing Ventricular Septal Defect Closure: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Takumi Yamaguchi, Yumi Tomonari, Shiori Utsunomiya, Nakako Fujioka, Takahiro AsanoJapan Community Health Care Organization Chukyo Hospital. Japan Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04041-x AbstractLow cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) is a critical complication following ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in children. Despite its clinical importance, the risk factors specific to LCOS in VSD cases are underexplored. This

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