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

Case Report: Successful primary sutureless repair of common pulmonary vein atresia in a neonate

Zhaoyang Zheng, Jinmei Zhang West China Second University Hospital and Sichuan University.China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1895693 AbstractCommon pulmonary vein atresia (CPVA) is an extremely rare and lethal congenital heart defect characterized by the absence of a functional connection between the common pulmonary vein chamber (CPVC) and both the left atrium and systemic […]

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Transcatheter Management of Congenital and Acquired Venous Lesions in Children

Utku Pamuk, Emine Azak, Yasemin Özdemir Sahan, Cansu Çetin Sentürk, Ayse Ünal Yüksekgönül, Oguzhan Dogan, Hazım Alper Gursu Ibrahim Ilker Çetin Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. University of Health Sciences. Ankara Bilkent City Hospital. Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital.Turkey Journal of Clinical MedicineJ Clin Med 2026; 15: DOI: 10.3390/jcm15145499 AbstractBackground: Congenital and acquired venous abnormalities in

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Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Interventions

Stephanie M. Tsoi, Roberta L. Keller, Loren D. Sacks, Vinod Sebastian, Sanjeev A. Datar, Michael A. Smith, Jason Boehme, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Elena K. Amin University of California San Francisco.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04434-6 AbstractPediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We describe a case series of pediatric patients

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Targeted Flow Cardiac MRI in Neonates with Intracardiac Shunts: A Novel Multi-Modality Imaging Approach to Hemodynamic Assessment

Charles T. Simpkin, Anne C. Taylor, Jessica MacLean, Michael Cookson, Richard Friesen, Emily Downs, D. Dunbar Ivy, Cesar Gonzalez de Alba, Benjamin S. Frank University of Colorado Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2026;DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115261 AbstractDistinguishing the relative contributions of pulmonary vascular resistance and intracardiac shunts to elevated right-heart pressures in

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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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