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

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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Successful rapid staged hybrid approach for obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Sameh M. Said, Elizabeth A. Braunlin, James Berry, Ashley Loomis, Gurumurthy, Hiremath Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Westchester Medical Center. Masonic Children’s Hospital and University of Minnesota.United States Journal of Cardiac SurgeryJ Card Surg 2022; 37: 5501-5504DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17053 AbstractObstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) represents a true pediatric cardiac emergency. The patient may present in

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Endovascular transatrial stenting of pulmonary vein stenosis after lung transplantation

Michaela Orlitova, Marc Gewellig, Jan Van Slambrouck, Dirk Vlasselaers, Bart Jacobs, Arne P. Neyrinck, Lieven Depypere, Laurent Godinas, Robin Vos, Geert M. Verleden, Dirk E. Van Raemdonck, Laurens J. Ceulemans University Hospitals Leuven.Belgium American Journal of TransplantationAm J Transplant 2023; 23: 111-114DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17202 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) and pulmonary vein occlusion (PVO) represent rare complications after

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Partially unroofed coronary sinus in an infant with pulmonary vein stenosis: mixed blessing

Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Johua K. Stopak, Kaitlin Carr, Osamah Aldoss University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2023; 33: 490-492DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122002050 AbstractTranscatheter intervention on the pulmonary vein often requires performing transseptal puncture, which is a risky procedure. We describe a rare association of a partially unroofed coronary sinus with pulmonary

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Correlation of Intravascular Ultrasound with Histology in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Ryan Callahan, Zachary Gauthier, Shuhei Toba, Stephen P. Sanders, Diego Porras, Sara O. Vargas Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States ChildrenChildren 2021; 8DOI: 10.3390/children8030193 AbstractPreliminary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images of suspected pediatric intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) demonstrate wall thickening. It is unclear how the IVUS-delineated constituents of wall thickening correlate with the histology.

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