Catheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy

Surgical and Catheter-Based Intervention in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Daiji Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Awais Ashfaq, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2026; DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04266-4 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare but serious condition in children, often requiring surgical or catheter-based interventions. The initial optimal treatment strategy remains […]

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Catheter and echocardiographic-focused management of primary pulmonary vein stenosis in premature infants: a single center 5-year experience

Keira Nassetta Conor P. O’Halloran, Emily Hoyt, Matthew Cornicelli, Nicolas Porta, Jeremy Fox, Alan W. Nugent, Paul Tannous, Amanda Hauck Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.United States Journal of PerinatologyJ Perinatol 2026; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02611-2 AbstractBackground/objectives: We describe the outcomes of pulmonary vein stenosis treatment in a cohort of premature infants using an assertive percutaneous

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Safety and efficacy of balloon angioplasty compared to stent-based-strategies with pulmonary vein stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pradyumna Agasthi, Pattara Rattanawong, Nithin Venepally, Chieh-Ju Chao, Hasan Ashraf, Sai Harika Pujari, Mohamed Allam, Amit Kumar, Farouk Mookadam, Floyd David Fortuin, Reza Arsanjani, Srilekha Sridhara, Diana Almader-Douglas, Yamini Alla, Douglas L. Packer, David R. Holmes Jr, Donald J. Hagler Mayo Clinic. Banner Heart Hospital. Bronx Lebanon Hospital.United States World Journal of CardiologyWorld J Cariol

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Transconduit approach for pulmonary vein stenting in an extracardiac Fontan and plastic bronchitis case

Kumiyo Matsuo, Masaki Hirose, Hisaaki Aoki, Futoshi Kayatani Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital.Japan British Medical Journals Case ReportsBMJ Case Rep 2022; 13: DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250565 AbstractPlastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare but severe complication in patients following the Fontan operation, the final palliative procedure for single ventricle heart disease. PB is characterised by the formation of rubbery

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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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Severe hypertriglyceridemia associated with everolimus drug-eluting stent placement in an infant

Kuan-Chi Lai, Julie A. Brothers, Jason Z. Stoller Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2019; 29: 541-543DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119000167 AbstractWe report a case of severe hypertriglyceridemia associated with an everolimus drug-eluting stent in an infant with pulmonary vein stenosis. We review from current literature the mechanisms by which everolimus may cause dyslipidaemia, pharmacokinetics

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A successful lung transplant from a 3-year-old donor after controlled cardiac death followed by ex vivo lung perfusion: A case report

Marcos Galasso, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Melinda Solomon, Christopher Caldarone, Shaf Keshavjee, Marcelo Cypel, Marc de Perrot Toronto General Research Institute and University Health Network.University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 158: e149-e152DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.131 AbstractAbstract Not Available Category Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSurgical

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[Primary Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Developed after Bidirectional Glenn Procedure;Report of Two Cases]

Masatsugu Terada, Yukihiro Yoshimura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Akinori Hirano, Koichi Miyata, Naoya Fukushima, Hirotaka Oki, Masaru Miura Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center. Japan Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic SurgeryKyobu Geka 2018; 71: 190-194DOI: Not Available AbstractWe experienced 2 cases of primary pulmonary vein stenosis(PVS),which developed after a bidirectional Glenn procedure was performed for complex heart

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New Paradigms for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Treatment: When Surgery and Transcatheter Therapy Aren’t Good Enough

Usama B. Kanaan, William T. Mahle Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine.United States Journal of PediatricsJ Pediatr 2018; 198: 12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.01.082 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsMultidisciplinary CareMedical Therapy to Prevent or Reverse the

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An uncommon diagnosis for a common neonatal presentation

Chris Oakley, Suhair Shebani Glenfield Hospital.United Kingdom Archives of Disease in Childhood. Education and Practice EditionArch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2018; 103: 85–87DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311864 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins Following Surgical Repair of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsCatheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of EfficacySurgical Interventions for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction After the Onset

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