Age Focus: Pediatric

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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A translational framework for patient-specific modeling of pulmonary vein stenosis

Manish Bansal, Jeffrey S. Heinle, Athar M. Qureshi, Ravi K. Birla Texas Children’s Hospital Heart Center and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open 2026;DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101858 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryMultidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Care Year of Publication: 2026 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Editorial or Letter Article Access: Free PDF

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Impact of Structured Surveillance and Intervention on Long-Term Vein Outcomes in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ashish Saini, Andrew Jergel, Yijin Xiang, Rosemary Gray, Dennis W. Kim, James A. Kuo Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine.United States ChildrenChildren 2026; DOI: 10.3390/children13070933 AbstractBackground: Pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a progressive and recurrent condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Long-term outcomes of individual pulmonary veins remain poorly described. Methods: All pediatric

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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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Right Ventricular Function Improves With Pulmonary Vasodilator Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Multivessel Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in a Single Center Cohort

Catherine M. Avitabile, Kimberly Butler, Antara Mondal, David B. Frank, Yan Wang, Devon Ash, Laura Mercer‐Rosa, Michael L. O’Byrne, Ryan Callahan University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2026; 16:DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70346 AbstractPulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction increase mortality in multivessel pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis

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Pulmonary Venous Decompressing Collaterals: Angiographic Characteristics and Impact on Outcomes in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ashish Saini, Hui Huang, Andrew Jergel, Rosemary Gray, Dennis W. Kim, James Kuo Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04350-9 AbstractPediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, progressive condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While pulmonary venous decompressing collaterals (PVDC) have been described, their clinical

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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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