Catheter-mediated Interventions: Efficacy or Lack of Efficacy

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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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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Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A “New” Lesion

Viviane G. Nasr, Ryan Callahan, Zachary Wichner, Kirsten C. Odegard, James A. DiNardo Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAnesth Analges 2019; 129: 27-40DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003924 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disorder that leads to progressive narrowing of the extrapulmonary veins. PVS has been reported in both children and adults and in its worse iteration

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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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Systemic Sirolimus Therapy for Infants and Children With Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Jay D. Patel, Michael Briones, Mansi Mandhani, Shannon Jones, Divya Suthar, Rosemary Gray, Joelle Pettus, Courtney McCraken, Amanda Thomas, Christopher J. Petit Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of AtlantaUnited States Journal of the American College of CardiologyJ Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 77: 2807-2818DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.013 AbstractBackground: Anatomic interventions for pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) in infants and children have

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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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Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Feasibility of Initial Recanalization Attempts with Subsequent Follow-up

Varun Aggarwal, Gary E. Stapleton, Lindsay F. Eilers, Srinath Gowda, Manish Bansal, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa K. Webb, Asra Khan, Henri Justino Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s HospitalUnited States Current Problems in CardiologyCurr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101463 AbstractPulmonary vein atresia (PVA) may lead to pulmonary hypertension, cardiac failure, and death. Transcatheter or surgical treatments have rarely been offered to this population because of perceived poor outcomes. We describe single center

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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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Pulmonary vein stenosis: Treatment and challenges

Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Jonathan Rome, Russel Hirsch, Dunbar Ivy, Christopher A. CaldaroneHospital for Sick Children. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Children’s Hospital Colorado. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.Canada and United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021; 161: 2169-2176DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.117 AbstractNo Abstract CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal

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