Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Successful Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Malignancy-Associated Septic Chronic Thromboembolic Disease in Children

Andrés Felipe Rubio-Duarte, Laura Isabel Manosalva-Arciniegas, Diego Márquez-Bohorquez, Carolina Riveros-Bustos, Albert Franz Guerrero-BecerraHospital Internacional de Colombia HIC, Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia FCV and Fundacion Universitaria FCV. Columbia Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109336 AbstractBackground: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is exceptionally rare in children and is typically associated with major […]

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Perioperative anesthetic management in pediatric heart transplantation: a single-center descriptive study involving 27 patients

Ya-fei Cheng, Cong-li Meng, Yi-ru Wang, Lin Chen, Ya-qun Ma, Wen-zhi Guo, Hang GuoSeventh Medical Center to Chinese PLA General Hospital. Southern Medical University.China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1842135 AbstractBackground: Orthotopic heart transplantation is the standard treatment for pediatric end-stage heart disease. Due to the wide age range and high physiological heterogeneity among pediatric

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Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins in neonates: a multicenter cohort study

Prithvi Sendi, Paul Martinez, Kaitlin Kobaitri, Balagangadhar R. TotapallyNicklaus Children’s Hospital. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Florida International University.United States Pediatric ResearchPediatr Res 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-026-05265-0 AbstractBackground: Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare developmental lung disorder associated with high neonatal mortality. We aimed to describe the epidemiology, resource utilization, and

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Prostaglandin Administration and Outcomes in Children on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Weidi Xiao, Nedaa Aldairi, Brian S. Marcus, Matthew Weiss, Allison S. Cowl, Marissa Moncata, Akash Deep, Oliver KaramYale University, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Sulaiman AlHabib Medical Group. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. King’s College Hospital. United States,

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Surgical management of the airway in Jarcho-Levin syndrome: a case series

Madelyn Zapata-Valentin, Patricia Mulero Soto, Luis Martinez Nater, Jan Carlos Urban, Victor Ortiz JustinianoSt. Luke’s Episcopal Medical Center. Universidad Central del Caribe. Ponce Health Science University.Puerto Rico Journal of Surgery Case ReportsJ Surg Case Rep 2026; DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjag405 AbstractJarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by vertebral and rib malformations, with respiratory complications being

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Pulmonary Endarterectomy in Pediatric Patients: Institutional Experience

Çağatay Çetinkaya, Nezih Onur Ermerak, Ela Erdem, Figen Akalın, Koray Ak, Eylem Tuncer, Altuğ Sağır, Bedrettin Yildizeli BedrettinUskudar University. Marmara University. University of Health Sciences.Turkey Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeonThorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1055/a-2875-1852 AbstractBackground: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is rare in children and published experience with pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is limited.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed six patients

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Cohort to Inform Decision-Making

Taylor M. Smith, Kathryn Restaino, Stuart Lipsitz, Jai Krishan Khurana, Mary P. Mullin, John N. Kheir, Katie M. MoynihanBoston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States American Society of Artificial Internal Organs JournalASAIO J 2026; DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002766 AbstractLimited data describe children with pulmonary hypertension (PH) supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

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Perioperative anesthetic management in pediatric patients with medically refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing surgical or transcatheter potts shunt: a retrospective case series

Liping Sun, Ning Ma, Xiafeng Yu, Lijun Fu, Yanjun Sun, Hao Zhang, Jijian Zheng, Jie BaiShanghai Children’s Medical Center, National Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.China Biomedical Central AnesthesiologyBMC Anesthesiol 2026; DOI: 10.1186/s12871-026-03998-3 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a life-threatening disorder in children, necessitates palliative interventions like Potts shunt (surgical/transcatheter) for medically

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Atrioventricular septal defect repair with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: A novel surgical approach using a valved Potts shunt

Bastien Provost, Emmanuelle Fournier, Estibaliz Valdeolmillos, Guy Vaksmann, Emre BelliMarie Lannelongue Hospital. Hôpital Privé de La Louvière.France Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2026; 47: DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102304 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular DiseaseSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or

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Case Report: Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a deliberate operative adjunct for tracheobronchial reconstruction in a child with invasive aspergillosis

Marcin Łosin, Wojciech Karolak, Romuald Lango, Witold Rzyman, Monika Rosinski, Weronika Lotkowska, Piotr CzaudernaMedical University of Gdansk and University Clinical Center.Poland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1843892 AbstractWe report the case of a 6-year-old boy with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus presenting in diabetic ketoacidosis, who developed a massive acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)

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