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Simultaneous arterial switch and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair in a 5-hour-old child, complicated by pulmonary venous stenosis

Yaroslav Mykychaka, Oleh Fedevycha, Andrii Maksymenkob, Illya Yemets Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center.Ukraine Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017; 24: 809-810DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw452 AbstractA 5-hour-old boy underwent arterial switch operation and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair. Subsequently developed severe pulmonary venous stenosis was successfully treated with hybrid balloon angioplasty. CatergoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary […]

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Midterm results after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: a single centre experience

Aron Frederik Popov, Theodor Tirilomis, Michael Giesler, Kasim Oguz Coskun, Jose Hinz, Gerd Gunnar Hanekop, Verena Gravenhorst, Thomas Paul, Wolfgang Ruschewski University of GöttingenGermany Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2012; 7:83DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-7-83 AbstractBackground: The arterial switch operation (ASO) has become the surgical approach of choice for d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). There is, however an

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Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Intact Atrial Septum: Early and Midterm Outcomes

Gabriel Graham, Joseph A. Dearani, Jessey Mathew, William R. Miranda, Katherine S. King, Hartzell V. Schaff, Elizabeth H. Stephens Mayo Clinic.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2023;DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.031 AbstractBackground: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with intact atrial septum warrants greater understanding and evaluation in the literature.Methods: From January 1993 to December 2018, 293 patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return underwent surgical

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Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome

Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Robert H. Anderson, Lakshmi K. Sankhyan, Niwin George, Niraj N. Pandey, Abhinav S. Chauhan, Yatin Arora, Shikha Goja All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Newcastle University.India and United Kingdom Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surgery 2021; 36: 3770-3795DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15857 AbstractBackground and aim: We sought to address the varied anatomical details, the diagnostic challenges, associated

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Dilation angioplasty of congenital or operative narrowings of venous channels

James E. Lock, John L. Bass, Wilfrido Castaneda-Zuniga, Bradley P. Fuhrman, William J. Rashkind, Russell V. Lucas, Jr University of MinnesotaUnited States CirculationCirculation 1984; 70: 457-464DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.70.3.457 AbstractBalloon dilation angioplasty was attempted in 10 infants and children with severe congenital or operative “venous” obstructions. In five children the obstructions were “vena caval” and followed repair for

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Utility of simultaneous triple balloon inflation technique through a single 6-French sheath in treating pulmonary vein stenosis

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Osamah Aldoss Stead Family Children’s Hospital and University of Iowa.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2024;DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123004511 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis continues to pose significant challenges in children, frequently requiring repeated cardiac catheterisation procedures. This report describes a successful application of a “triple kissing balloon” technique to treat complex pulmonary vein stenosis in

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CT findings in diseases associated with pulmonary hypertension: a current review

Claudia Grosse, Alexandra Grosse Medical University of ViennaAustria RadiographicsRadiographics 2010; 30: 1753-1777DOI: 10.1148/rg.307105710 AbstractPulmonary hypertension may primarily affect either the arterial (precapillary) or the venous (postcapillary) pulmonary circulation. Pulmonary arterial hypertension may be idiopathic or arise in association with chronic pulmonary thromboembolism; pulmonary embolism caused by tumor cells, parasitic material, or foreign material; parenchymal lung disease;

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[Congenital stenosis of pulmonary veins: long-term efficacy after intraluminal dilatation]

Fernando Benito Bartolomé Hospital Infantil La Paz.Spain Revista Española CardiologíaRev Esp Cardiol 2001; 54: 1111-1112DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76459-7 AbstractWe present a 7-month-old infant diagnosed with congenital pulmonary vein stenosis. Cardiac catheterization showed two sequential stenoses of the superior left pulmonary vein and balloon angioplasty was performed. The gradient decreased from 20 to 4 mmHg and pulmonary artery pressure

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Experience with repair of congenital heart defects using adjunctive endovascular devices

John C. Coles, Ilya Yemets, Hani K. Najm, Jeanne M. Lukanich, Jean Perron, Greg J. Wilson, Marlene Rabinovitch, David G. Nykanen, Lee N. Benson, Ivan M. Rebeyka, George A. Trusler, Robert M. Freedom, William G. Williams Hospital for Sick ChildrenCanada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995; 110: 1513-1519DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70075-7 AbstractThe use of

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An alternative method for repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava

Herbert E. Warden, Robert A. Gustafson, Thomas J. Tarnay, William A. Neal West Virginia University Medical CenterUnited States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1984; 38: 601-605DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62317-x AbstractThe surgical management of 15 patients with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) to the high superior vena cava (SVC) is described. This new technique redirects the anomalous

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