Diagnostic Testing. Invasive

Abnormalities of the pulmonary veins: evaluation with MR imaging and comparison with cardiac angiography and echocardiography

Takayuki Masui, Klaus C. Seelos, Barbara A. Kersting-Sommerhoff, Charles B. Higgins University of California, San Francisco.United States RadiologyRadiology 1991; 181: 645-649DOI: 10.1148/radiology.181.3.1947075 AbstractSeventy-seven patients underwent T1-weighted spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Group 1 (n = 56) consisted of patients with various types of congenital heart disease but normal pulmonary veins. Group 2 (n = 22) consisted […]

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Unilateral absence of the pulmonary veins: an unusual diagnosis with characteristic imaging findings

Terry L. Levin, Bradford W. Betz, Lisa M. Gennarini, Chana Wircberg Children’s Hospital of Montefiore Medical Center. United States Clinical ImagingClin Imaging 2019; 55:107-111DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.01.022 AbstractBackground: Congenital unilateral absence of the pulmonary vein (UCAPV) is a rare entity with characteristic clinical and imaging findings. Despite its congenital nature, the radiographic findings and symptoms of UCAPV may not

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A 12-Year-Old Girl With Dyspnea and Unilateral Interlobular Septal Thickening

Yong Chen, Yao Xiao, Ying Zhang, Guangfa Zhu, Ruiyu Dou, Hong Gu Beijing Anzhen Hospital and Capital Medical University.China ChestChest 2019; 156: e57-e61DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.03.022 AbstractA 12-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital for exercise intolerance and radiographic abnormalities. She presented with a 5-year history of shortness of breath during intense exercise and did not undergo any

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Diagnosis and management of congenital right pulmonary venous atresia

I. Ricardo Argueta-Morales, Ruchira Garg, William M. DeCampli Miami Children’s Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.United States Cardiology in the YoungCardiol Young 2009; 19: 648-651DOI: 10.1017/S1047951109991867 AbstractCongenital unilateral pulmonary venous atresia is a rare anatomical defect. Patients present with pulmonary symptoms, and diagnosis may be elusive. Pulmonary arterial wedge angiography is the gold standard with

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Individual pulmonary vein atresia in adults: report of two cases

Hyoung Nam Lee, Young Tong Kim, Sung Sik Cho Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital.Republic of Korea Korean Journal of RadiologyKorean J Radiol 2011; 12: 395-399DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.395 AbstractWe present two cases of individual pulmonary vein atresia without vestige of an involved pulmonary vein. On CT, we noted the absence or interruption of normal pulmonary venous structures, and the

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Bronchoscopic Findings in Congenital Isolated Unilateral Pulmonary Vein Atresia in an Adult

M. Teresa Gómez Hernández, María Rogríguez, Marcelo F. Jiménez, José Aranda Salamanca University Hospital.Spain Journal of Bronchology and Interventional PulmonologyJ Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2015; 22: 244-247DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000171 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryAbsence or Atresia of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSymptoms and Quality of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous ObstructionDiagnostic Testing. Invasive Year of Publication: 2015 Age Focus: Adult

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Unilateral pulmonary vein atresia: A rare case of hemoptysis

Cindy S. DeMastes-Crabtree, Edward Kim, Ronald L. Morton University of Louisville and Kosair Children’s Hospital. United States Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsRespir Med Case Rep 2015; 15: 83-84DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.05.009 AbstractWe present a rare case of hemoptysis secondary to isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia. Isolated pulmonary vein atresia is a rare condition in which patients typically acquire a

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Virtual reality modelling based on computed tomography and three-dimensional angiography for planning of percutaneous and hybrid treatment in infants with pulmonary vein stenosis

Judyta Szeliga, Małgorzata Waśko, Jacek Kołcz, Andrzej Rudziński, Ryan Callahan, Sebastian Góreczny University Children’s Hospital and Jagiellonian University Medical College. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.Poland and United States Advances in Interventional CardiologyAdv Interv Cardiol (Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej) 2025; 21: 108-113DOI: 10.5114/aic.2025.147992 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction

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Compression of pulmonary veins between the left atrium and the descending aorta

Clare P. O’Donnell, James E. Lock, Andrew J. Powell, Stanton B. Perry Children’s Hospital, Boston.United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 2003; 91: 248-251DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)03120-x AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryStenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsStenosis or Obstruction of Pulmonary Veins: Other CategoriesDiagnostic Testing. Invasive Year of Publication: 2003 Age Focus: Pediatric Article Type: Retrospective

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Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis: a radiographic study

Christopher K. Adey, Benigno Soto, Myung S. Shin University of Alabama School of MedicineUnited States RadiologyRadiology 1986; 161: 113-117DOI: 10.1148/radiology.161.1.3763853 AbstractSeven patients with congenital pulmonary venous stenosis were retrospectively evaluated. Chest radiographs and pulmonary angiograms were interpreted without knowledge of anatomic findings, and results were correlated with autopsy data. Bilateral foci of stenosis of varying severity

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