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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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Side Cell Dilation of Jailed Pulmonary Veins After Stenting Improves Vessel Preservation in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Muhammad Shaheer Bin Faheem Karachi Institute of Medical Sciences. Pakistan Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2025; DOI: 10.1002/ccd.70021 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryCatheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy Year of Publication: 2025 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Editorial or Letter Article Access: Free PDF File or Full Text Article Available Through PubMed or DOI: No

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Ten-Year Experience with Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Interventions: Adverse Events and Institutional Strategies for Safety

Daijo Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Amr Matoq, Sarosh P. Batlivala, Shabana Shahanavaz, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03955-w AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in pediatric patients is associated with significant morbidity and requires repeated transcatheter interventions to maintain pulmonary vein patency. While these procedures

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[Proceedings: Ventricular septal defect associated with unilateral pulmonary vein stenosis and pulmonary hypertension]

K. Kinoshita, Y. Yamazaki, M. Kusakawa, K. Aoki, K. Yoshizumi Institution Not AvailablleJapan Japanese Circulation JournalJap Circ J 1975; 39: 874DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous Connections Year of Publication: 1975 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)

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