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Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Long-Term Outcomes in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Eric D. Austin, Mary P. Mullen, Catherine M. Avitabile, Usha S. Krishnan, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Roberta L. Keller, John P. Kinsella, Delphine Yung, Lea Steffes, Angela Bates, Eleni G. Elia, Lewis H. Romer, Sharon McGrath-Morrow, Meghan L. Bernier, Kenneth D. Mandl, J.Usha Raj, Lynn A. Sleeper, Steven H. Abman Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Boston Children’s […]

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Conor P. O’Halloran, Amanda Hauck, Anna Joong, Paul Tannous Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Pediatric TransplantationPediatr Transplant 2025; 29: DOI: 10.1111/petr.70199 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after pediatric heart transplantation (PHT) is an observed phenomenon with previously unknown incidence, risk factors, treatment, and outcome.Methods: This is

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Anomalies of Pulmonary Circulation as a Cause of Hemoptysis: A Series of Unusual Cases and Review of the Literature

Kamini Gupta, Kavita Saggar, Amit Goyal, Avik Banerjee Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.India Oman Medical JournalOman Med J 2015; 30: 208-211DOI: 10.5001/omj.2015.43 AbstractThe expectoration of blood originating from the lower respiratory tract, called hemoptysis, is a common clinical condition with many potential etiologies. Massive hemoptysis is life threatening and needs urgent intervention. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)

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Bilateral pulmonary vein atresia revealed with CT

Marek Kardos, Peter Tittel Children´s Cardiac Center.Slovakia Acta CardiologicaActa Cardiol 2021; 76: 909-911DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2020.1775392 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 Obstruction Diagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Year of Publication: 2021 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Case Reports or

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Haemoptysis caused by the absence of the right pulmonary vein in an 11-year-old child: a case report and literature review

Lili Wang, Lin Zhong, Lina Chen, Hanmin Liu West China Second University Hospital and Sichuan University.China BioMedical Central PediatricsBMC Pediatr 2025; 25: DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-06152-z AbstractBackground: The absence of the pulmonary vein is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly. It is most commonly diagnosed in infants, and diagnosis in adolescence is rare. Here, we report the case of an

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Systemic Sirolimus Monitoring in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Heather Meluskey, Bridget Blowey, Anna B. O’Brien, Michael L. O’Byrne, Jonathan J. Rome, David B. Frank, Catherine M. Avitabile, Mudit Gupta, Jessica Tang, Kimberly L. Butler, Constantine D. Mavroudis, Stephanie Fuller, Ryan Callahan Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dell School of Medicine at the University of

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Insights into the molecular mechanism of pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease

Alyssa B. Kalustian, Pengfei Ji, Lalita Wadhwa, Christopher A. Caldarone, Manish Bansal, Athar M. Qureshi, Jeffrey S. Heinle, Ravi K. Birla Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open 2025; 26: 166-181DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2025.04.012 AbstractObjective: Pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality for

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Common pulmonary vein atresia: a case report and treatment experience sharing of a newborn diagnosed with common pulmonary vein atresia after two operations

Kun Zhang, Shuguang Tao, Wei Gao, Jiangrong Gu, Linlin Wen, Yun Fan Hebei Children’s Hospital.China Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2025; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1590620 AbstractCommon pulmonary vein atresia (CPVA) is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by the absence of functional connectivity between the pulmonary vein and any other heart cavity or systemic venous structure. A 13-h-old

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Left Atrial Mechanics in Isolated Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection After Repair

Andrew Brennan, Seda Tierney, Kelly Thorson, Michael Ma, Deborah Y. Ho, Elisabeth Martin, Rajesh Punn Stanford University School of Medicine. United States Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.08.021 AbstractIntroduction: Repaired total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) patients with preoperative pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) have reductions in echocardiographic metrics, such as

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Evaluation of Treatment Effect of Sirolimus on Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Using a Neonatal Rat Model Induced by Bilateral Pulmonary Vein Banding

Kathy J. Jenkins Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Basic Translational ScienceJACC Basic Transl Sci 2025; 10: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2025.04.010 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsPulmonary Venous PathologyMedical Therapy to Prevent or Reverse the

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