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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Sutureless Technique Versus Conventional Surgery in the Initial Treatment of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Lei Shen, Nan Ding, Haiju Liu, Hanlu Yi, Jinrui Zhang, Gejingwa Zhao, Zhiqiang Li Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University and National Center for Children’s Health.China Pulmonary CirculationPulm Circ 2026; 16: DOI: 10.1002/pul2.70236 AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare but life-threatening congenital heart defect that requires surgical correction. The sutureless technique has been […]

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Interorgan Communication-Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children-A Review of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Current Management Principles

Usha S. Krishnan, Mary P. Mullen Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.United States Comprehensive Physiology Interorgan Communication in Health and DiseaseCompre Physiol 2025;DOI: 10.1002/cph4.70085 AbstractUnderstanding communication between various organ systems is vital to understanding

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Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Long-Term Outcomes in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension-Associated Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Eric D. Austin, Mary P. Mullen, Catherine M. Avitabile, Usha S. Krishnan, Erika B. Rosenzweig, Roberta L. Keller, John P. Kinsella, Delphine Yung, Lea Steffes, Angela Bates, Eleni G. Elia, Lewis H. Romer, Sharon McGrath-Morrow, Meghan L. Bernier, Kenneth D. Mandl, J.Usha Raj, Lynn A. Sleeper, Steven H. Abman Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Boston Children’s

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Conor P. O’Halloran, Amanda Hauck, Anna Joong, Paul Tannous Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.United States Pediatric TransplantationPediatr Transplant 2025; 29: DOI: 10.1111/petr.70199 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after pediatric heart transplantation (PHT) is an observed phenomenon with previously unknown incidence, risk factors, treatment, and outcome.Methods: This is

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Left Atrial Mechanics in Isolated Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection After Repair

Andrew Brennan, Seda Tierney, Kelly Thorson, Michael Ma, Deborah Y. Ho, Elisabeth Martin, Rajesh Punn Stanford University School of Medicine. United States Journal of the American Society of EchocardiographyJ Am Soc Echocardiogr 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.08.021 AbstractIntroduction: Repaired total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) patients with preoperative pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) have reductions in echocardiographic metrics, such as

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Prognostic factors in pediatrics TAPVC: a 10-year retrospective study

Xiaoying Xue, Wen Ling, Qiumei Wu, Biying Huang, Shan Guo, Zongjie Weng Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital and Fujian Medical University.China Scientific ReportsSci Rep 2025; 15: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-94619-5 AbstractTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare congenital heart defect where the pulmonary veins abnormally connect to the systemic venous circulation, rather than the left

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Outcomes of the lateral caval flap and conventional techniques for repair of right-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in adults

William C. Frankel, Bogdan A. Kindzelski, Benjamin Yang, Rashed Mahboubi, Miza Salim Hammoud, Andrew J. Toth, Hani K. Najm, Gösta B. Pettersson, Tara Karamlou Cleveland Clinic. Corewell East William Beaumont University Hospital.United States Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OpenJTCVS Open 2025; 23: 225-234DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2024.10.023 AbstractObjective: In an effort to overcome limitations of conventional techniques for surgical

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Incidence and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Patients

Daiji Takajo, Paul J. Critser, Benjamin S. Mantell, Russel Hirsch Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2025;DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-03828-2 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare yet critical condition in children with a poor prognosis. The incidence and underlying risk factors of PVS following orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) remain unclear.

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Predicting the Need for Pulmonary Venous Reintervention in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: The Role of Preoperative Echocardiographic Metrics

Helen M. Stanley, Jennifer A. Faerber, Meryl S. Cohen, Ryan Callahan, Stephanie M. Fuller, Brian R. White Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.United States EchocardiographyEchocardiography 2025; 42:DOI: 10.1111/echo.70124 AbstractPurpose: Development of postoperative obstruction in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.

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Valsartan to Prevent Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Pediatric Patients After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Surgery

Jin Shentu, Mingjie Zhang, Zhuoming Xu, Chen Wen, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen, Guocheng Shi Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.China Journal of the American Heart AssociationJ Am Heart Assoc 2025; 14:DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.036911 AbstractBackground: Recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) following surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with poor prognosis. Preclinical studies have shown that use of an angiotensin receptor blocker can attenuate intimal hyperplasia;

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