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Acquired left-sided pulmonary vein stenosis in an extremely premature infant: a new entity?

John T. Benjamin, Charles R. Hamm, Michael Zayek, Fabien G. Eyal, Steve Carlson, Elizabeth Manci University of South Alabama.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2009; 54: 459DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.08.022 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsPatient Factors Influencing the Onset, Severity or Outcome of Disease Year of Publication: 2009 Age Focus: Pediatric Article […]

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Dismal lung transplant outcomes in children with tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia compared to Eisenmenger syndrome or pulmonary vein stenosis

R. Mark Grady, Sanjiv Gandhi, Stuart C. Sweet, Jingnan Mao, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University School of Medicine.United States Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2009; 28: 1221-1225DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.07.010 AbstractBackground: Certain congenital heart lesions in children can lead to irreversible lung disease thus making lung transplantation a therapeutic option. We retrospectively analyzed our experience

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: the UK, Ireland and Sweden collaborative study

A. N. Seale, S. A. Webber, H. Uemura, J. Partridge, M. Roughton, S. Y. Ho, K. P. McCarthy, S. Jones, L. Shaughnessy, J. Sunnegardh, K. Hanseus, M. L. Rigby, B. R. Keeton, P. E. F. Daubeney Royal Brompton Hospital, and National Heart and Lung Institute and Imperial College.United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden HeartHeart 2009; 95: 1944-1949DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.161356 AbstractObjective: To describe clinical features, morphology, management and outcome of pulmonary vein stenosis

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Imaging of pulmonary venous developmental anomalies

Jonathan R. Dillman, Sai G. Yarram, Ramiro J. Hernandez University of Michigan Health System and C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital.United States American Journal of RoentgenologyAJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 192: 1272-1285DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1526 AbstractObjective: The purpose of this article is to review pulmonary venous embryology and to present the imaging findings of a variety of pulmonary venous developmental

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Non-invasive assessment of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis in children using cardiac-non-gated CT with 64-slice technology

Phalla Ou, Davide Marini, David S. Celermajer, Gabriella Agnoletti, Pascal Vouhé, Daniel Sidi, Damien Bonnet, Francis Brunelle Université Paris Descartes and Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades.France European Journal of RadiologyEur J Radiol 2009; 70: 595-599DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.006 AbstractBackground: Management of congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a diagnostic challenge. Echocardiography may be insufficient and thus cardiac catheterization remains the

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The recent surgical result of total anomalous pulmonary venous return

So-Ick Jang, Jin-Young Song, Soo-Jin Kim, Eun Young Choi, Woo Sup Shim, Chul Lee, Hong-Gook Lim, Chang Ha Lee Sejong General Hospital.Republic of Korea Korean Circulation JournalKorean Circ J 2010; 40: 31-35DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.1.31 AbstractBackground and objectives: Recent surgical results from total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) are reported to have improved; however, mortality and morbidity are still

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: prematurity and associated conditions

David M. Drossner, Dennis W. Kim, Kevin O. Maher, William T. Mahle Emory University School of Medicine.United States PediatricsPediatrics 2008; 122: e656-e661DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0075 AbstractObjective: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare, although often lethal, anomaly. Risk factors for the diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis are poorly characterized. In this study we sought to identify factors associated with pulmonary

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis

D. Byron Holt, James H. Moller, Sarah Larson, Marck C. Johnson Washington University.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2007; 99: 568-572DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.09.100 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare entity with a high mortality rate. Relatively little is known regarding predictors of outcome or the appropriate timing of intervention. The Pediatric Cardiac Care

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Congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Larry A. Latson, Lourdes R. Prieto Cleveland Clinic FoundationUnited States CirculationCirculation 2007; 115: 103-108DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.646166 AbstractNo Abstract Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsDiagnostic Testing. Noninvasive Diagnostic Testing. InvasiveCatheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of EfficacySurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset of

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Failure of cutting balloon angioplasty to prevent restenosis in childhood pulmonary venous stenosis

Colin J. McMahon, Michael McDermott, Kevin P. Walsh Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children.Ireland Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsCatheter Cardiovasc Interv 2006; 68: 763-766DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20792 AbstractWe describe bilateral pulmonary vein stenosis in a 5-year-old boy. He initially presented with haemoptysis secondary to left upper lobe pulmonary vein atresia and left lower lobe stenosis and subsequently he underwent

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