Age Focus: Adult

Esophageal varices in association with unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

J. Kevin Harrison, Steven E. Hearne, William M. Baker, Peter Van Trigt, Gil Leidig, Thomas M. Bashore, Martin P. O’Laughlin Duke University Medical Center.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular DiagnosesCathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996; 38: 387-392DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199608)38:4<387::AID-CCD14>3.0.CO;2-C AbstractA 27-yr-old woman with recurrent episodes of hemoptysis (and hematemesis due to esophageal varices) was found to have unilateral pulmonary vein […]

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Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: radiologic findings in three adult patients

Laura E. Heyneman, Robert L. Nolan, J. Kevin Harrison, H. Page McAdams Duke University Medical Center.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 177: 681-685DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770681 AbstractObjective: The purpose of our study is to describe the radiologic findings of adult patients presenting with congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia.Conclusion: Chest radiography in affected patients typically reveals a

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Asymptomatic adults with isolated, unilateral right pulmonary vein atresia: multidetector CT findings

Y. Kim, I. R. Yoo, M. I. Ahn, D. H. Han Ewha Womans University.Republic of Korea British Journal of RadiologyBr J Radiol 2011; 84: e109-e113DOI: 10.1259/bjr/51344661 AbstractWe report two cases of a very rare congenital anomaly, i.e. isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. The patients were asymptomatic and the diagnosis was made using multidetector CT (MDCT), which

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Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia

Ramakrishna Narayanan, Balasubramanyam Shankar, Samir Paruthikunnan Kasturba Medical College.India Lung IndiaLung India 2016; 33: 571-572DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.188990 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsLength of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2016 Age Focus: Adult Article Type: Case Reports

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Pulmonary vein diameter, cross-sectional area, and shape: CT analysis

Yun-Hyeon Kim, Edith M. Marom, James E. Herndon, II, H. Page McAdams Chonnam National University Medical School. Duke University School of Medicine.Republic of Korea and United States RadiologyRadiology 2005; 235: 43-49DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2351032106 AbstractPurpose: To retrospectively establish normal values for pulmonary vein diameter, cross-sectional area, and shape depicted at computed tomography (CT).Materials and methods: Institutional review board waived patient

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Pulmonary vein stenosis assessed by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Diana Anjo, Jose Alberto de Agustín, Jose Luis Rodrigo, Carlos Macaya, Leopoldo Perez de Isla San Carlos University Hospital.Spain EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2014; 31: E68-E69DOI: 10.1111/echo.12413 AbstractWe report a case about a 43-year-old man admitted to hospital with progressive exertional dyspnea and hemoptysis. Two months before admission, he had undergone radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Subsequent investigation

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Images in cardiovascular disease. Pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation successfully treated with stent implantation

Pablo Pazos-López, Miriam Piñeiro-Portela, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Jesús Peteiro-Vázquez, Nicolás Vázquez-Gonzalez, Fernando Rueda-Nuñez, José Duro-Tacón, Ricardo Fernández-Prado, María José Martínez-Sapiña, Alfonso Castro-BeirasComplejo Universitario A Coruña.Spain CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2745-2747DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.973370 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Heart or Lung TransplantationCatheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy Year of Publication: 2010 Age Focus: Adult Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients) Article Access: Free PDF

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Pulmonary venous dilatation in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Ali Massumi, Larry Woods, Charles E. Mullins, William K. Nasser, Robert J. Hall Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1981; 48: 585-958.DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90092-8 AbstractA case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and verified at cardiac catheterization. Balloon dilatation of

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Endovascular transatrial stenting of pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation

Michaela Orlitova, Marc Gewellig, Jan Van Slambrouck, Dirk Vlasselaers, Bart Jacobs, Arne P. Neyrinck, Lieven Depypere, Laurent Godinas, Robin Vos, Geert M. Verleden, Dirk E. Van Raemdonck, Laurens J. Ceulemans University Hospitals Leuven.Belgium American Journal of TransplantationAm J Transplant 2023; 23: 111-114DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17202 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and pulmonary vein occlusion (PVO) represent rare complications after

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Long-term outcome of percutaneous intervention for pulmonary vein stenosis after pulmonary vein isolation procedure

Patcharapong Suntharos, Sarah E. Worley, Wei Liu, Marion Siperstein, Lourdes R. Prieto Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Cleveland Clinic Foundation.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 95: 389-397DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28628 AbstractObjectives: Report long-term outcomes of percutaneous intervention in patients with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) from a single center over 16 years.Background: Outcome reports of

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