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Primary sutureless repair for “simple” total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: midterm results in a single institution

Bobby Yanagawa, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Andreea Dragulescu, Nicola Viola, Osman O. Al-Radi, Luc L. Mertens, John G. Coles, Christopher A. Caldarone, Glen S. VanArsdell Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 141: 1346-1354DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.10.056 AbstractObjective: We have previously reported the use of an atriopericardial or “sutureless”

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Anatomic considerations, surgical management, and outcomes

Eric N. Feins, Christina Ireland, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Mariana Chávez, Ryan Callahan, Kathy J. Jenkins, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 163: 2198-2207DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.10.022 AbstractObjective: The study objective was to evaluate outcomes of pulmonary vein stenosis repair in a large single-center cohort.Methods: Clinical data

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Pulsed Doppler assessment of pulmonary vein obstruction

Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Helder Pauperio, Lee Benson, Robert M. Freedom, Richard D. Rowe Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada American Heart JournalAm Heart J 1985; 110: 483-486DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(85)90174-7 AbstractStenosis of the individual pulmonary veins is a rare condition, often presenting as recurrent pneumonia. Apart from radiologic features suggestive of pulmonary venous congestion, cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography

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Visualization of pulmonary vein obstruction by pulmonary artery wedge injection

Roberta M. Bini, Lionel M. Bargeron Jr University of Alabama, Birmingham.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 1982; 2: 161-162DOI: 10.1007/BF02424953 AbstractOne of the major postoperative complications of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is obstruction of the pulmonary veins. This event may be apparent immediately after surgery when it is usually due to congenitally obstructed veins or later

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: Diagnosis and treatment

Antoine T. Nasrallah, Charles E. Mullins, Don Singer, Gunyon Harrison, Dan G. McNamara Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1975; 36: 969-973DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(75)90092-2 AbstractThe clinical, hemodynamic, angiographic and pathologic features of unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in a 16 month old boy are described. The relevant findings were symptoms and signs of

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Atresia of right pulmonary veins and anomalous left pulmonary venous drainage into portal circulation

M. Samánek, S. Tüma, D. Benesová, V. Povysilová, F. Prazsky, E. Cápova University of Motol and Charles University.Czechoslovakia ThoraxThorax 1974; 29: 446-450DOI: 10.1136/thx.29.4.446 AbstractAn anomaly of pulmonary venous drainage in a male newborn infant is described whereby the left pulmonary veins entered the portal vein and the right pulmonary veins were atretic. A correct diagnosis was made

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[Unilateral atresia of the pulmonary veins. Clinical, hemodynamic and angiographic signs apropos of a case]

L. Laboux, J. L. Michaud, E. Cornet Institution UnknownFrance Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des VaisseauxArch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1972; 65: 1155-1158DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPulmonary Hypertension Associated with Stenosis or Atresia of Pulmonary VeinsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing.

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Five cases of an undescribed form of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis caused by obstruction of the pulmonary veins

E. C. Andrews Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineUnited States Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins HospitalBull Johns Hopkins Hosp 1957; 100: 28-42DOI: Not Available AbstractSummary: The clinical course and autopsy findings of five cases are presented, which demonstrate that obstruction of the pulmonary vein from any cause leads to an unusual form of interstitial fibrosis

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Unilateral absence or extreme hypoplasia of pulmonary veins

H. M. Kingston, R. G. Patel, G. H. Watson Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.United Kingdom British Heart JournalBrit Heart J 1983; 49: 148-153DOI: 10.1136/hrt.49.2.148 AbstractThree children with recurrent chest symptoms and signs caused by unilateral atresia or absence of the pulmonary veins are described, with a discussion of the seven reported cases of unilateral congenital pulmonary venous

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The potential value of transoesophageal evaluation of individual pulmonary venous flow after an atrial baffle procedure

Renate Kaulitz, Oliver Stümper, Alan G. Fraser, Andreas Kreis, Bernardino Tuccillo, George R. Sutherland Erasmus University Rotterdam.Netherlands International Journal of CardiologyInt J Cardiol 1990; 28: 299-307DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(90)90312-s AbstractFollowing a Mustard’s procedure, transoesophageal echocardiography allowed the visualization of all 4 pulmonary veins in 7/12 patients (mean age 14.8 years) and of three veins in a further 2

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