Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)

Utility of Follow-Up Surveillance Echocardiograms in Uncomplicated Surgical Closures of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defects: A Preliminary Analysis

Macala Maney, Carson Richardson, Isaac Kistler, Samantha Fichtner, Hannah Jacobs, Julie B. Aldrich, Clifford L. Cua Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.United States Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3390/jcdd13060281 AbstractBackground: Ventricular septal defects (VSD) are the most common form of congenital heart disease (CHD). […]

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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. Moynihan Boston 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). This

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Recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis potentially aggravated by posterior compression in a patient with asplenia

Takako Nishino, Makoto Ando Kanazawa Medical University.Japan Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1186/s13019-026-04424-y AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a life-threatening complication that frequently recurs, particularly in patients with asplenia. Although intrinsic mechanisms such as ostial narrowing and progressive neointimal proliferation are well recognized, extrinsic mechanical

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Case Report: Post-Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection pulmonary hypertension – novel treatment using sirolimus and atrial flow regulator implantation

Stasa Krasic, Antony Hermuzi, Ivan Dizdarevic, Vesna Topic, Nevena Djorovic, Mihail Basa, Vladislav Vukomanovic Mother and Child Health Institute of Serbia and University of Belgrade. Freeman Hospital and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.Serbia and United Kingdom Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2026; 13:DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1783773 AbstractObjective: In patients who have undergone surgical repair of TAPVC

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension caused by compression of the left lower pulmonary vein in children

Li Chen, Cheng Wang, Jiachen Li, Lizhi Lv, Yongtao Wu, Gang Li, Guofeng Xing, Xiaoyong Jing, Zhimin Liu, Qiang Wang Beijing Anzhen Hospital and Capital Medical University.  Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2026;DOI: 10.1186/s13019-026-04085-x AbstractObjectives To investigate, through

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Adams-Oliver syndrome with widespread CMTC and fatal pulmonary vascular disease

Ophelia Entsir Dadzie, Lidia Tyszczuk, Susan E. Holder, Fernanda Teixeira, Aikaterina Charakida, Julia Scarisbrick, Anthony Chu Hammersmith Hospital.United Kingdom Pediatric DermatologyPediatr Dermatol 2007; 24: 651-653DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00556.x AbstractWe report a neonate with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita and clinical features of Adams-Oliver syndrome in association with severe pulmonary vascular disease. We provide an overview of cutis marmorata telangiectatica

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Abnormal Pericyte Recruitment as a Cause for Pulmonary Hypertension in Adams–Oliver Syndrome

Millan S. Patel, Glenn P. Taylor, Simi Bharya, Nouriya Al-Sanna’a, Ian Adatia, David Chitayat, M.E. Suzanne Lewis, Derek G. Human Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Children’s and Women’s Health Center of British Columbia and University of British Columbia. Canada American Journal of Medical Genetics Am J Med Genet 2004; 129A: 294-299DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30221 AbstractAdams-Oliver

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Atrial thrombus after total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair

Noriyoshi Ebuoka, Hidetsugu Asai, Sachiko Kimura, Tsuyoshi Tachibana Hokkaido Medical Center for Child Health and Rehabilitation. Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center.Japan Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnnalsAsian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2024; 32: 314-316DOI: 10.1177/02184923241256408 AbstractA 6-year-old boy had previously undergone total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis release. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed blood stasis

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A New Variant in the GATA6 Gene Associated with Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, and Neonatal Diabetes

Flaminia Pugnaloni, Ludovica Martini, Domenico Umberto De Rose, Francesca Landolfo, Paola Giliberti, Rosario Ruta, Antonio Novelli, Novella Rapini, Fabrizio Barbetti, Alessandra Toscano, Andrea Conforti, Pietro Bagolan, Irma Capolupo, Andrea Dotta “Bambino Gesù” Children’s Hospital Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico. University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. Italy Hormone Research in PaediatricsHorm Res Paediatr 2025;

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Combination Chemotherapy in Severe Pulmonary Vein Stenosis-A Case Series

Gabriel Krivenko, Karen Iacono, David Nykanen, Robyn Keen, Robert Sutphin, Michael Farias University of Central Florida. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Boston Children’s Hospital.United States ChildrenChildren 2023; 10: DOI: 10.3390/children10020364 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis results from a proliferative process that leads to the progressive obstruction of venous return to the left atrium. It is often

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