Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Archives

Surgical and Catheter-Based Intervention in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Daiji Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Awais Ashfaq, Russel HirschCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04266-4 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare but serious condition in children, often requiring surgical or catheter-based interventions. The initial optimal treatment strategy remains unclear due to […]

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Early Results of Sotatercept Treatment in Patients With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and a Potts Shunt

Manish A. Aggarwal, Kelly Merrill, Delphine Yung, R. Mark GradyWashington University and St Louis Children’s Hospital. University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2026; 16: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70296 AbstractTwelve patients with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) who had a pulmonary artery-to-descending aorta (Potts) shunt were treated with the novel PH drug sotatercept for an

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Outcomes and Patency Following Surgical Repair of Previously Stented Pulmonary Veins in Pediatric Patients

Allison Beckham Davila, Mariana Chavez, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Christina Ireland, Kathy J. Jenkins, Michael Farias, Eric N. Feins, Christopher W. BairdBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.03.056 AbstractBackground: The study objective was to evaluate surgical outcomes of patients

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Two Uncomplicated Vaginal Deliveries in a Woman With Scimitar Syndrome: A Case Report

Motoki Tanabe, Toshiyuki Itai, Chika Akamatsu, Shinya Kondo, Rie Nakashima, Shun Kawai, Yuichi Imai, Etsuko MiyagYokohama City University School of Medicine. Japan CureusCureus 2026; 18: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.104674 AbstractScimitar syndrome is a rare, complex congenital cardiopulmonary venous anomaly characterized by anomalous drainage of the right pulmonary vein into the inferior vena cava, hypoplasia of the right lung,

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Thoracic Duct Embolization in a Case of Congenital Chylothorax

Esin Gizem Olgun, Seyhan Celik Mertese, Arzu Meltem Demir, Secahattin Bayav, Serpil Ozdemir, Mukaddes Agirtici, Zarife Kuloglu, Semra Kucuk, Ozturk, Ceyda Tuna Kirsaclioglu, Aydan Kansu, Sadik Bilgic, Nazan CobanogluAnkara University Faculty of Medicine. Turkey Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2026; 61: DOI: 10.1002/ppul.71516 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryPrimary Pulmonary Lymphatic DiseaseSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age

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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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Transcatheter closure of anomalous systemic arterial supply to the left lung from the left subclavian artery: Diagnostic and procedural challenges

Anil Kumar Singhi, Manojit Lodha, Santunu De, Arpita Choraria, Sandip Sardar, Ejaz Ahmed Bari, Debadri ChakrabartiManipal Hospital EM Bypass. Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences. India Journal of Cardiology CasesJ Cardiol Cases 2025 Aug 5; 32: 207-210DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2025.07.007 AbstractA 26-year-old woman with chronic effort intolerance and a continuous murmur underwent evaluation for suspected congenital heart disease. While

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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