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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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Right Pulmonary Vein Atresia in a Mildly Symptomatic Boy: Comprehensive Analysis of Flow Dynamics Using Non-contrast-enhanced 4D Flow MR Imaging

Marie-Luise Kromrey, Hiroaki Kise, Junji Hirose, Masashi Yoshizawa, Takako Toda, Yosuke Kono, Yuto Sunaga, Hisashi Johno, Satoshi Funayama, Hiroshi Onishi, Kevin Johnson, Oliver Wieben, Utaroh Motosugi University of Yamanashi. University of Wisconsin.Japan and United States Magnetic Resonance in Medical SciencesMagn Reson Med Sci 2020; 19: 287-289DOI: 10.2463/mrms.ici.2019-0109 AbstractWe present multimodal imaging in the rare case of

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Neonatal repair of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia with associated coarctation of the aorta

Peter Chiu, Nikola Tede, Katsuhide Maeda Stanford University School of Medicine.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2020; 4: 277-279DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.10.013 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of Disease (Pneumonectomy) Year

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

Conor P. O’Halloran, Amanda Hauck, Jeremy Fox, Christina Laternser, Emily Hoyt, Alan W. Nugent, Paul Tannous Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2025; DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31737 AbstractIntroduction: Endovascular stent placement for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) provides effective obstruction relief. Due to

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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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Evaluation of Treatment Effect of Sirolimus on Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Using a Neonatal Rat Model

Debao Li, Yingying Xiao, Peisen Ruan, Zunmin Wan, Yuqing Hu, Sijuan Sun, Zheng Wang, Sixie Zheng, Yi Yan, Hao Chen, Hao Zhang, Chun Shen, Qi Sun, Lincai Ye Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and National Children’s Medical Center. Women and Children’s Hospital of

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Postrepair Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Addressing Anatomic and Patient Risk Factors to Improve Outcomes

Alessia Di Nardo, Elizabeth D. Persaud, Rachel D. Vanderlaan University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualSemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2025; 28: 107-116DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2025.02.008 AbstractSurgical results for correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) have improved in the current era. Postrepair

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Real-Time Assessment of Pulmonary Blood Flow in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Using the Fluoroscopic Flow Calculator

Yuval Barak-Corren, Mudit Gupta, Yoav Dori, Jessica Tang, Christopher L. Smith, Jonathan J. Rome, Matthew J. Gillespie, Matthew A. Jolley, Michael L. O’Byrne, Ryan Callahan Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.United States Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv 2025; 4:DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2025.102639

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: future optimism

Patcharapong Suntharos, Marin Satawiriya, Lourdes R. Prieto Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.United States and Thailand Current Opinion in CardiologyCurr Opin Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001217 AbstractPurpose of review: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disease with high morbidity and mortality. Prevention of restenosis remains challenging. This review will highlight recent advances in

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