Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients)

Pulmonary vascular changes induced by congenital obstruction of pulmonary venous return

Masato Endo, Shigeo Yamaki, Mikio Ohmi, Koichi Tabayashi Tohoku University School of Medicine.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2000; 69: 193-197DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01079-6 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) induces pulmonary arterial hypertension, as well as pulmonary venous hypertension, and jeopardizes the repair of cardiac lesions.Methods: Four cases of congenital mitral stenosis and 4 cases of cor triatriatum (Lucas […]

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Images in cardiovascular disease. Pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation successfully treated with stent implantation

Pablo Pazos-López, Miriam Piñeiro-Portela, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Jesús Peteiro-Vázquez, Nicolás Vázquez-Gonzalez, Fernando Rueda-Nuñez, José Duro-Tacón, Ricardo Fernández-Prado, María José Martínez-Sapiña, Alfonso Castro-BeirasComplejo Universitario A Coruña.Spain CirculationCirculation 2010; 122: 2745-2747DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.973370 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Heart or Lung TransplantationCatheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy Year of Publication: 2010 Age Focus: Adult Article Type: Case Reports or Retrospective Observations in Small Groups of Patients (≤10 patients) Article Access: Free PDF

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: initial experience with cutting balloon angioplasty

Anna N. Seale, Piers E. F. Daubeney, A. G. Magee, Michael L. Rigby Royal Brompton Hospital.United Kingdom HeartHeart 2006; 92: 815-820DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073973 AbstractObjective: To determine the safety and effectiveness of cutting balloon angioplasty for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS).Design and setting: Retrospective review of case notes and cardiac catheterisation data at the Royal Brompton Hospital.Main outcome measures: Diameter of pulmonary

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Congenital pulmonary venous stenosis presenting as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Robert G. Holcomb, R. Weslie Tyson, D. Dunbar Ivy, Steven H. Abman, John P. Kinsella Children’s Hospital, Denver.United States Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 1999; 28: 301-306DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199910)28:4<301::aid-ppul10>3.0.co;2-m AbstractCongenital pulmonary venous stenosis (CPVS) has been previously described in older infants and children, typically manifesting as failure to thrive with congestive heart failure and subsequent respiratory deterioration. We report

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Repair of congenital pulmonary venous stenosis with living autologous atrial tissue

Albert D. Pacifico, Netu Mandke, Lynn B. McGrath, Edward V. Colvin, Roberta M. Bini, Lionel M. Bargeron University of Alabama BirminghamUnited States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 89: 604-609DOI: Not Available AbstractRepair of localized bilateral congenital pulmonary venous stenosis with living autologous atrial tissue was accomplished in two patients, 3

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Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair

Edward C. Kirkpatrick, Michael E. Mitchell, MD, William G. Thilly, Joseph Cava, Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, Elena V. Gostjeva Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. United States Global Pediatric HealthGlob Pediatr Health 2020;DOI: 10.1177/2333794X20958924 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsMedical Therapy to Prevent or Reverse the Onset of Disease. Efficacy or Lack

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Pulmonary venous dilatation in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Ali Massumi, Larry Woods, Charles E. Mullins, William K. Nasser, Robert J. Hall Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1981; 48: 585-958.DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(81)90092-8 AbstractA case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and verified at cardiac catheterization. Balloon dilatation of

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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Case report and literature review

Reshma Amin, S. Kwon, Y. Moayedi, Neil Sweezey Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Canadian Respiratory JournalCan Respir J 2009; 16: e77-e80DOI: 10.1155/2009/791653 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension, with variable onset and presentation. One or more of the four pulmonary veins can be primarily or secondarily affected. A five-month-old girl presented with respiratory

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An extreme case of cor triatriatum mimicking hypoplastic left heart syndrome and combined pulmonary vein stenosis

Hee Ju Hong, Hye Won Kwon, Jae Gun Kwak, Sang Yun Lee, Yoon Seong Lee Seoul National University Hospital.South Korea Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023;DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123003724 AbstractA 65-day-old girl presented to the emergency room with lethargy, requiring emergency venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock. Initially, hypoplastic left heart syndrome was suspected. However, cor

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Management of Complex Pulmonary Vein Stenosis at Altitude Combining Comprehensive Percutaneous Interventional Treatment with Sirolimus, Pulmonary Hypertension Medications and Intraluminal Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography

Michael J. Shorofsky, Gareth J. Morgan, Ernesto Mejia, Salvador A. Rodriguez, Megan Greene, Paige Sheaks, Dunbar Ivy, Jenny E. Zablah University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; Online ahead of printDOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03102-3 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a growing problem for the pediatric congenital heart population. Sirolimus has previously been shown

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