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Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection directly to the superior caval vein

Alessandro Giamberti, John E. Deanfield, Robert H. Anderson, Marc R. de Leval Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust. United Kingdom European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryEur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002; 21: 474-477DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01162-9 AbstractObjective: Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection directly to the superior caval vein is unusual. It is frequently associated with major congenital heart defects […]

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Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis associated with cor triatriatum

Masayoshi Ito, Seiya Kikuchi, Yoshikazu, Hachiro, MD, Tomio Abe Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2001; 71: 722-723DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02346-8 AbstractWe report an 11-year-old boy who underwent surgical correction for stenosis of the right and left lower pulmonary veins at their junction with the left atrium and associated cor triatriatum. The

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Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular disease pre- and postoperative states in infants and children

Takayuki Masui, Motoyuki Katayama, Shigeru Kobayashi, Tasuhiko Ito, Masashi Seguchi, Kasaaki Koide, Atsushi Nozaki, Harumi Sakahara Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital.Japan Journal of Magnetic Resonance ImagingJ Magn Reson Imaging 2000; 12: 1034-1042DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200012)12:6<1034::aid-jmri32>3.0.co;2-a AbstractThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of dynamic contrast magnetic resonance (MR) angiography under sedation for assessing congenital cardiovascular disease

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Scimitar syndrome presenting in infancy

Charles B. Huddleston, Vernat Exil, Charles E. Canter, Eric N. Mendeloff Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1999; 67: 154-159DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01227-2 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome has a variable presentation based on the age at which the diagnosis is made. In general, infants presenting in heart failure have

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A Novel Rat Model for Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension by Total Pulmonary Vein Banding: Multi-Omics Insights into Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Jin Shentu, Wenxuan Dai, Chang Chen, Jiawei Huang, Lijun Chen, Yi Yan, Han Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Guocheng Shi, Huiwen Chen Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026;DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.01.017 AbstractObjectives: Group 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a highly morbid disease, yet no specific

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Lung transplantation and repair of complex congenital heart lesions in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University School of Medicine.United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 10: 144-151DOI: 10.1016/s1043-0679(98)70009-7 AbstractPulmonary vascular disease in conjunction with either a previously repaired or an unrepaired congenital heart defect is the third most common indication for lung transplantation in the pediatric age range. Because

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Update on lung transplantation in children

William J. Gaynor, Nancy D. Bridges, Bernard J. Clark, Thomas L. Spray Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 1998; 10: 256-261DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199806000-00006 AbstractLung transplantation is an important treatment option in children with acquired and congenital pulmonary disease. Indications for lung transplantation include pulmonary hypertension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary vein stenosis, and cystic

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Revision of previous Fontan connections to extracardiac or intraatrial conduit cavopulmonary anastomosis

Doff B. McElhinney, V. Mohan Reddy, Phillip Moore, Frank L. Hanley University of California, San Francisco. United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1996; 62: 1276-1282DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00567-X AbstractBackground: In patients who have received an atriopulmonary Fontan connection, complications such as right pulmonary vein obstruction, atrial arrhythmias, and thromboembolism are often secondary to right atrial enlargement. When

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Responses of systemic and pulmonary veins to the presence of an intravascular stent in a swine model

Martin Hosking, Mary Redmond, Lila Allen, Lother Broecker, Marilyn Keaney, Julie Lebeau, Virginia Walley Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.Canada Catheterization and Cardiovascular DiagnosisCatheter Cardiovasc Diagn 1995; 36: 90-96DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810360123 AbstractThe outcome of stent implantation for children with pulmonary venous obstruction has been characterized by late reocclusion associated with a marked vessel neointimal proliferation. The purpose of

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[Surgical repairs of anomalous pulmonary venous connection to superior vena cava and right atrial junction]

K. Teranishi, M. Murase, M. Maeda, F. Murakami, H. Sakurai Ogaki Municipal Hospital.japan Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi 1994; 42: 2278-2284DOI: Not Available AbstractWe recently encountered a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC, Darling Ib) and 3 cases of partial anomalous pulmonary

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