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Retrograde Pulmonary Vein Recanalization Using Transcatheter Electrosurgery

Saleem I. Almasarweh, James A. Kuo, Holly D. Bauser-Heaton, Vasilis C. Babaliaros, Dennis W. Kim Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Hospital.united States Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case ReportsJACC Case Rep 2022; 4: 592-595DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.026 AbstractTranscatheter electrosurgery is a wire-based technique used to traverse or cut tissue within blood-filled spaces using alternating […]

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Associated with Germline PIK3CA Mutation

Delphine Yung, Kaitlyn Freeman, Ghayda Mirzaa University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine.United States ChildrenChildren 2022; 9: DOI: 10.3390/children9050671 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis is a rare and frequently lethal childhood disease. There are few known genetic associations, and the pathophysiology is not well known. Current treatments include

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Sutureless Repair With Extended Atriotomy for Post-Repair Pulmonary Venous Obstruction

Fumiya Yoneyama, Christopher A. Caldarone Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2022; 114: e177-e179DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.022 AbstractPost-repair pulmonary venous obstruction is a common cause of reoperation after total anomalous pulmonary venous return repair. Herein, we report 3 cases of specific type of post-repair pulmonary venous obstruction with eccentric

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Hemoptysis due to progressive scoliosis associated with congenital heart disease: a case report

Kohei Yamaguchi, Masashi Uehara, Hiroki Oba, Terue Hatakenaka, Shugo Kuraishi, Shota Ikegami, Takashi Takizawa, Ryo Munakata, Takayuki Kamanaka, Yoshinari Miyaoka, Kiyohiro Takigiku, Jun Takahashi Shinshu University School of Medicine. Nagano Children’s Hospital.Japan BioMedical Ceentral Musculoskeletal DisordersBMC Musculoskelet Dis 2022; 23:DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05225-9 AbstractBackground: Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are associated with an increased incidence of scoliosis, often

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Role of 3D reconstructed images in primary pulmonary vein stenosis

V. Bharath, Milind Padmakar Hote All India Institute of Medical Sciences.India Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryIndian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 37: 599-602DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01171-8 AbstractPrimary pulmonary vein stenosis (PPVS) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. The surgical management of PPVS requires anatomical delineation of pulmonary venous drainage along with exact localization of the stenosis.

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Complex Infantile Scimitar Variant: Primary Stenosis of a Meandering Pulmonary Vein

Bari Murtuza, Elsa Suh, Javier Gonzalez, J. Blaine John, Jeremy Ringewald, Victor Morell, Karl Reyes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital and BayCare Health System. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2021; 108: DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.043 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsDiagnostic Testing. NoninvasiveSurgical Interventions for Pulmonary

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis-Evolving Surgical Management of a Challenging Disease

Eric N. Feins, Ryan Callahan, Christopher W. Baird Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8: DOI: 10.3390/children8080631 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an extremely challenging clinical problem in congenital heart disease. It has traditionally required multimodal therapy given its complex underlying pathophysiology. As with other modalities, surgical therapy has undergone tremendous evolution

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Thoracic Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography of Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: Evaluation of Characteristic Extravascular Findings

Edward Y. Lee, Kathy J. Jenkins, Sara O. Vargas, Ryan Callahan, Halley J. Park, Zachary Gauthier, Abbey J. Winant Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Journal of Thoracic ImagingJ Thorac Imaging 2021; 36: 318-325DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000590 AbstractPurpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extravascular thoracic multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography findings of pediatric

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Pericardial effusion and pulmonary vein stenosis in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Emma E. Williams, Mahesh Nanjundappa, Kunal Babla, James Wong, Theodore Dassios, Anne Greenough King’s College London and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Evelina Children’s Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.United Kingdom Archives of Disease in Children Fetal and Neonatal EditionArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2022; 107: DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321830 AbstractAbstract Not Available

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Commentary: Pulmonary vein stenosis: Not just a surgical solution

Harold M. Burkhart, Heather N. Anderson University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.066 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections

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