Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Archives

Potts shunt in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Timing and risk assessment

Zhuoyuan Xu, Xiafeng Yu, Yiwei Chen, Yanjun Sun, Lanping Wu, Wenjing Hong, Yumin Zhong, Jiaxuan Feng, Lijun Fu, Hao ZhangNational Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease.China American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAm J Respir Crit Care Med […]

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Individualised interventional strategies and clinical outcomes in paediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Emine Gulsah Torun, Oguzhan Dogan, Denizhan Bagrul, Ibrahim EceMinistry of Health Ankara Bilkent City Hospital.Turkey Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2026; DOI: 10.1017/S104795112611141X AbstractObjective: This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of individualised interventional strategies in paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension, focusing on the outcomes of atrial septostomy, reverse Potts shunt, and partial ASD closure in patients unresponsive

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Jinlong Liu, Xiafeng Yu, Jiwen Xiong, Yi Yan, Yanjun Sun, Yumin Zhong, Hao ZhangShanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.China Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyFront Bioeng Biotechnol 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1697468 AbstractObjectives: Reverse Potts shunt is a promising yet high-risk therapy for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. Postoperative hemodynamics is critically influenced by

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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Lung Transplantation and Reverse Potts Shunt for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Pediatric Population

Timothy Klouda, Wai Wong, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Jesse Esch, Maureen B. Josephson, Usha S. Krishnan, Levent Midyat, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Children’s Hospital

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Custom-Fenestrated Atrial Septal Occluder Devices in Borderline Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension or Restrictive Left Ventricular Physiology

Pramod Sagar, Puthiyedath Thesajwi, Muthusangaiah Karthikeyan, Kothandam SivakumarMadras Medical Mission.India Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2026; DOI: 10.1002/ccd.70455 AbstractBackground: Operability of patients with atrial septal defects (ASD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is guided by various hemodynamic parameters obtained after acute vasodilator testing (AVT). Fenestrated closure is suggested in gray-zone of operability as well as restrictive

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Long-Term Outcomes of Transarterial Embolization for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in Pediatric Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Alfredo Páez-Carpio, Adeline Y. L. Lim, Alessandro Gasparetto, Michelle Shaw, Felix Ratjen, João G. AmaralHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Canada Cardiovascular and Interventional RadiologyCardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00270-025-04322-1 AbstractPurpose: To assess long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of transarterial embolization (TAE) for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) in children with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).Materials and

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Transcatheter Management of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children

Connie Choi, Ryan CallahanSeattle Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04130-x AbstractPediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a challenging condition where the diagnosis is confirmed via cardiac catheterization. The patient population is complex with inherent hemodynamic vulnerabilities, and the high rate of restenosis necessitates recurrent, technically demanding transcatheter

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Cardiovascular Manifestations and Interventions in Children Living in a Histoplasmosis Endemic Region

Cassandra Campbell, Sandra Arnold, Mario Briceno-Medina, Michael Perez, Shyam SathanandamUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dell Children’s Medical Center. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04123-w AbstractHistoplasmosis in children remains understudied, drawing most clinical understanding from adult populations. Located in a histoplasmosis-hyperendemic

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Atrial Flow Regulator: Bridging Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to Lung Transplantation

Julia Moosmann, Anastasia Schleiger, Felix Berger, Peter KramerDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Germany Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106118 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in pediatric patients remains challenging, particularly in symptomatic patients with right heart failure despite optimal

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