Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections

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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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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Therapeutic Targets for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Insights from Animal Models

Siqi She, Debao Li, Qi Sun, Lincai Ye Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and National Children’s Medical Center.China ChildrenChildren 2026; 13:DOI: 10.3390/children13050677 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare and devastating condition affecting infants and children, characterized by progressive intimal hyperplasia, myofibroblast proliferation, and

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Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Management of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: JACC Review Topic of the Week

Trevor Simard, Dhruv Sarma, William R. Miranda, Charles Jain, Jason H. Anderson, Jeremy D. Collins, Abdallah El Sabbagh, Aravdeep Jhand, Tobias Peikert, Guy S. Reeder, Thomas M. Munger, Douglas L. Packer, David R. Holmes Mayo Clinic.United States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81: 2361-2373DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.016 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) can

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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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Characteristics and outcomes of preterm infants with pulmonary vein stenosis in the contemporary era: a PHIS database analysis

Mohamed F. Elsisy, Fred Z. Lam, Mark M. Naguib, Mary E. Dees, James C. Gay, George T. Nicholson Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02703-z AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is increasingly recognized in preterm infants, yet data regarding characteristics and outcomes remain limited.Methods: A review of hospitalizations from

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