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Pulmonary venous stenosis as an associated manifestation of left-sided obstructive lesions in an infant with partial atrioventricular canal defect

J. J. Kim, D. L. Kearney, R. G. Grifka, E. D. McKenzie, A. R. Mott Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2005; 26: 449-451DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-8640-8 AbstractPatients with partial atrioventricular canal defect (PAVC) who present with congestive heart failure within the first year of life are usually found to have associated […]

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Successful release of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection by transcatheter implantation of stents

Kenji Waki, Yoshio Arakaki, Kiyoshi Baba Kurashiki Central HospitalJapan Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2006; 16: 507-509DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106001028 AbstractWe report a 3-month-old female infant, in whom pulmonary venous obstruction occurred after repair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection, and which was successfully released by a transcatheter implantation of a stent using the transseptal approach. Close follow-up

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Congenital pulmonary sling, aorto-pulmonary window and pulmonary vein obstruction as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in an infant with VACTERL association

Eckardt Trowitzsch, Martin Schneider, Andreas Urban, Boulos Asfour Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik, University of Witten/Herdecke.Germany Clinical Research in CardiologyClin Res Cardiol 2006; 95: 338-343DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-0383-x AbstractIn a newborn with anal atresia and urethral valves an incomplete VACTERL association, was diagnosed and a colon anus praeter was placed. Sweating and heart murmur led to cardiac diagnostics. By

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Progression of vascular remodeling in pulmonary vein obstruction

Naoki Masaki, Osamu Adachi, Shintaro Katahira, Yuriko Saiki, Akira Horii, Shunsuke Kawamoto, Yoshikatsu Saiki Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.Japan Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 160: 777-790.e5DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.01.098 AbstractObjectives: Pulmonary vein obstruction (PVO) frequently occurs after repair of total anomalous pulmonary vein connection with progression of intimal hyperplasia from the anastomotic site

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Management outcomes of primary pulmonary vein stenosis

Joshua M. Rosenblum, Husnu Firat Altin, Scott E. Gillespie, Holly Bauser-Heaton, Kirk A. Kanter, Raina Sinha, Melinda Cory, Bahaaldin Alsoufi Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. University of Louisville School of Medicine and Norton Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 159: 1029-1036.e1DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.105 AbstractObjectives: Primary pulmonary

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Outcomes of surgery for young children with multivessel pulmonary vein stenosis

Luis G. Quinonez, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Michele Borisuk, Christina Ireland, Audrey M. Marshall, John E. Mayer, Kathy J. Jenkins, Francis E. Fynn-Thompson, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 150: 911-917DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.06.050 AbstractObjective: We pursued a multimodality approach to the treatment of patients with pulmonary vein stenosis, incorporating

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Surgery for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: primary sutureless repair vs. conventional repair

Naoki Yoshimura, Kazuaki Fukahara, Akio Yamashita, Toshio Doi, Katsunori Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Yamashita, Takahiro Homma, Shigeki Yokoyama, Masaya Aoki, Yuki Ikeno University of Toyama.Japan General Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryGen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 65: 245-251DOI: 10.1007/s11748-017-0769-x AbstractDespite recent advances in surgical technique and perioperative care, the surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) remains a

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Comparison of conventional and primary sutureless surgery for repairing supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Yongfeng Zhu, Hewen Qi, Yunzhou Jin Zhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital, Henan Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University. Tangshan Workers’ Hospital. Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital.China Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJ Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0853-7 AbstractObjective: The efficacy of using a sutureless approach in order to surgically manage postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis following total anomalous pulmonary venous

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Early outcomes of primary sutureless repair of the pulmonary veins

Anthony Azakie, Michael J. Lavrsen, Natalie C. Johnson, Anil Sapru UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of California-San Francisco.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2011; 92: 666-671DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.024 AbstractBackground: The “sutureless” repair technique has improved outcomes for post-repair pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis. The purpose of this study is to determine the early outcomes of primary

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Surgical management of progressive pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Francois Lacour-Gayet, Joy Zoghbi, Alain E. Serraf, Emré Belli, Dominique Piot, Christian Rey, François Marcon, Jacqueline Bruniaux, Claude Planché Marie-Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University.France Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 117: 679-687DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70287-4 AbstractBackground: The occurrence of a progressive pulmonary venous obstruction after the repair of the total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is

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