Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Echo-Derived Right Ventricular Strain Identifies Pulmonary Hypertension in Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Patients

Ryan S. Bishop, Tam T. Doan, Claudia Lara, Lindsay F. Eilers, Hari P. Tunuguntla, Joseph A. Spinner, Ricardo H. Pignatelli, Anitha Parthiban, James C. WilkinsonTexas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Society for Artificial Internal OrgansASAIO 2025; DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002489 AbstractIdentifying pulmonary hypertension in pediatric patients with continuous-flow ventricular assist device (cf-VAD) remains challenging,

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Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Children and Adolescents With Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: Single Centre Experience

Abhay Pota, Tarun Parmar, Priyanka Agarwal, Bhavik Champaneri, Amit Mishra, Trushar Gajjar, Jigar Surti, Shilpa Deodhar, Amit Kungwani, Gajendra DubeyUN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre. India CureusCureus 2025; 17: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84707 AbstractBackground Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) in India is known to affect at a younger age, worsen rapidly, and have severe valvar and subvalvar

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Fetal therapy for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: past, present and future

Nimrah Abbasi, Tim Van Mieghem, Greg RyanMount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto.Canada World Journal of Pediatric SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Surg 2025;DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000835 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) affects 1/2500-5000 infants and is associated with significant neonatal morbidity and mortality related to pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Current estimates of perinatal mortality are between 30-40%. With advances

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Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Presenting With Severe Pulmonary Vascular Disease: ECMO Stabilization During Aggressive Therapy Resulting in a Favorable Outcome

Stephanie M. Tsoi, Shannon Cheung, Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos, Elena Amin, Hythem Nawaytou, Elizabeth Colglazier, Claire Parker, April Edwell, Susan Kim, Jeffrey R. FinemanUniversity of California San Francisco. Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2025; 15: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70106 AbstractJuvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) is rare, but, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in jSSc. This is

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Efficacy of Intravascular Therapeutic Hypothermia for Moderate to Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Tomonori Kurimoto, Takuya Tokuhisa, Itaru Hayasaka, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Eiji Hirakawa, Hiroshi Ohashi, Masaya Kibe, Asataro Yara, Takatsugu Maeda, Masato Kamitomo, Satoshi IbaraKagoshima City Hospital. Nikko Memorial Hospital. Japan ChildrenChildren 2025; 12: DOI: 10.3390/children12050605 AbstractBackground/objectives: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), affecting 1.3-1.7/1000 live births, is treated with conventional therapeutic hypothermia (TH) but carries significant mortality and neurological impairment. Here, we

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Combined extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and patent ductus arteriosus ligation following surgical correction for congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a case report and literature review

Kun-Yao Hong, Zhi Zheng, Yi-Rong Zheng, Hong Liang, Liang Gao, Yu-Cong Lin, Jin-Xi Huang, Qiang Chen, Xin-Zhu LinWomen and Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine and Xiamen University. Fujian Children’s Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center), College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University.China Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med

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Reverse Potts shunt as rescue from venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Emily Davis, Can Yerebakan, John T. BergerUMC Children’s Hospital and University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Children’s National Hospital.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2025; DOI: 10.1017/S1047951125001957 AbstractPulmonary veno-occlusive disease has no definitive cure apart from lung transplant. The reverse Potts shunt can be a palliative bridge to transplant. A post-arrest 14-year-old

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[Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in a pediatric patient: a case report]

Yuli T. Samboni, Liliana P. Tordecilla, Gilberto Acuña, Ana L. MuñozUniversidad Antonio Nariño.Columbia Archivos Argentinos de PediatriaArch Argent Pediatr 2020; 118: e170-e173DOI: 10.5546/aap.2020.e170 AbstractPulmonary arteriovenous fistulas are congenital malformations due to anomalous direct communication between arteries and veins; the incidence is 2-3:100,000 inhabitants. This condition is usually asymptomatic and incidentally appearing in adult imaging findings. Transcutaneous

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Postrepair Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Addressing Anatomic and Patient Risk Factors to Improve Outcomes

Alessia Di Nardo, Elizabeth D. Persaud, Rachel D. VanderlaanUniversity of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2025; 28: 107-116DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2025.02.008 AbstractSurgical results for correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have improved in the current era. Postrepair pulmonary

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[Cyanosis for more than 4 years in a girl aged 4 years and 3 months]

Mao-Lan Wu, Xiang-Rong Zheng, Yan-Tong Zhu, Guo-Yuan Zhang, Chen-Tao Liu, Xia Wang, Yong-Jun TangXiangya Hospital and Central South University.China Chinese Journal of Contemporary PediatricsZhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2020; 22: 387-390DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.1910147 AbstractA girl, aged 4 years and 3 months, presented with cyanosis of the lips shortly after birth. She then experienced shortness of

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