Classification for the Severity of Stenosis of Individual Pulmonary Veins

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Severity Score to Predict the Outcome of Surgical Intervention (proposed by Kalfa and associates)

Each pulmonary vein is graded from 0 to 4.0

0                   No stenosis

1.0                 Mild stenosis: focal

1.5                 Mild stenosis: diffuse

2.0                Moderate stenosis: focal

2.5                Moderate stenosis: diffuse

3.0                Severe stenosis: focal

3.5                Severe stenosis: diffuse

4.0                Atresia or occlusion

The pulmonary vein stenosis severity score is the sum of scores for each vein. An additional 2 points are added if there is bilateral disease (possible range, 0–18).