Age Focus: Adult

Secondary pulmonary hypertension in an adult patient with Ebstein anomaly post-atrial septal defect closure; can it be reversible? A case report

Ahmed Kheiwa, Vandad Saadat, Joseph Chung, Stephen Nageotte, Anees Razzouk Loma Linda University Medical Center.United States European Heart Journal Case ReportsEur Heart J Case Rep 2025; 9:DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf527 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary hypertension is often a difficult to diagnose condition, in particular in younger population of patients. Early diagnosis and treatment of this condition is crucial to prevent further […]

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Extreme dyspnea from unilateral pulmonary venous obstruction. Demonstration of a vagal mechanism and relief by right vagotomy

Scott F. Davies, Kenneth R. McQuaid, Conrad Iber, Charles McArthur, Michael Path, David S. Beebe, Hovald K. Helseth University of MinnesotaUnited States American Review of Respiratory DiseaseAm Rev Respir Dis 1987; 136: 184-188DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/136.1.184 AbstractA 43-yr-old woman developed severe exertional dyspnea after an unsuccessful attempt to correct a total right anomalous pulmonary venous connection. A clotted

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Anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein: two cases mimicking arteriovenous malformations and a review of the literature

J. M. Hanson, A. M. Wood, R. Seymour, I.S. Petheram University Hospital, Cardiff.United Kingdom Australasian RadiologyAustralas Radiol 2005; 49: 246–251DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01423.x AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous drainage is a rare congenital anomaly. It usually involves a pulmonary to systemic venous shunt and most cases have a septal defect in order to survive. Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage with

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Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atesia in adults

M. Teresa Gómez Hernández, María Rodríguez Pérez, Marcelo F. Jiménez Hospital Universitario de Salamanca.Spain Archivos de BronconeumologíaArch Bronconeumonol 2015; 51: 424-425DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.10.004 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionLength of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Invasive Year of Publication: 2015 Age Focus: Adult

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[Unilateral congenital atresia in adults. A case report and review of the literature]

Juan Santos-Morano, Silvia Rodríguez-Hernández, Jesica Ivana Hilares-Vera Hospital de Valme.Spain Archivos de BronconeumologíaArch Bronconeumonol 2015; 51: 423-424DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.10.002 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction Length of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2015 Age Focus: Adult Article

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A Very Rare Case of Co-Existence of Cor Triatriatum Sinister and Left Pulmonary Vein Atresia

Mustafa Aparci, Murat Yalcin, Zafer Isilak, Mehmet Dogan and Ejder Kardesoglu Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Mevki Military Hospital.Turkey Acta Cardiology SinicaActa Cardiol Sin 2016; 32: 758-761DOI: 10.6515/acs20160129a AbstractCor triatriatum sinister (CTS) is a rare congenital abnormality. Clinical presentation of patients with CTS mainly depends on the anatomic features of membrane and may vary from mild or moderate

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Lack of a pulmonary vein causing unilateral interlobular septal thickening

Hanping Wang, Li Zhang, Wei Liu, Kai-Feng Xu, Juhong Shi Peking Union Medical College Hospital.China ThoraxThorax 2018; 73: 199-200DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210338 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 Diagnostic Testing. Invasive Year of Publication: 2018

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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy for Complications of Congenital Pulmonary Venous Stenosis

Alison L. Halpern, Michael J. Weyant University of Colorado Denver.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2019; 108: e357-e359DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.039 AbstractCongenital pulmonary venous stenosis is an uncommon congenital heart defect and is a consequence of failed incorporation of the common right or left pulmonary vein into the left atrium during embryologic development. Clinical manifestations include

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Right pulmonary venous atresia: a case report and review of literature

Serife Savas Borbas, Birgül Varan, Sule Ackay Baskent UniversityTurkey Tüberkülos ve Toraks (Tuberculosis and Thoracic Journal)Tuberk Toraks 2012; 60(3): 254-257DOI: 10.5578/tt.2425 AbstractIsolated pulmonary vein atresia without associated congenital malformation is a very rare condition in adults. It is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Recurrent pulmonary infections, dyspnea on exertion and hemoptysis may be the presenting

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Individual pulmonary vein atresia in adults: report of two cases

Hyoung Nam Lee, Young Tong Kim, Sung Sik Cho Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital.Republic of Korea Korean Journal of RadiologyKorean J Radiol 2011; 12: 395-399DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.395 AbstractWe present two cases of individual pulmonary vein atresia without vestige of an involved pulmonary vein. On CT, we noted the absence or interruption of normal pulmonary venous structures, and the

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