Length of Life Associated with Pulmonary Venous Obstruction

Outcomes of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage repair in neonates with univentricular circulation

Matthew S. Yong, Michael Z. L. Zhua, Yves d’Udekema, Igor E. Konstantinov Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne andMurdoch Children’s Research Institute.Australia Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryInteract Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018; 27: 756-760DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivy159 AbstractSurvival after surgery for isolated total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage has improved in the current era. However, outcomes of total anomalous pulmonary […]

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Comparison of Sutureless and Conventional Techniques to Repair Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Cheng Zhang, Yanqiu Ou, Jian Zhuang, Jimei Chen, Zhiqiang Nie, Yiqun Ding Guangdong General Hospital and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences.China Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016; 28: 473-484DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2016.05.009 AbstractSurgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is challenging. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of the sutureless and

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Pulmonary vein stenosis of ex-premature infants with pulmonary hypertension and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, epidemiology, and survival from a multicenter cohort

Linda Mahgoub, Tarek Kaddoura, A. Rebecca Kameny, Palmona Lopez Ortego, Rachael D. Vanderlaan, Ashok Kakadekar, Frank Dicke, Ivan Rebeyka, Christopher A. Caldarone, Andrew Redington, Maria Jesus del Cerro, Jeff Fineman, Ian Adatia Stollery Children’s Hospital and University of Alberta. Benioff Children’s Hospital and University of California San Francisco. Hospital for Sick Children. Royal University Hospital.

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Surgical repair for primary pulmonary vein stenosis: Single-institution, midterm follow-up

Guocheng Shi, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen, Haibo Zhang, Jinghao Zheng, Jinfeng Liu Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.China Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 150: 181-188DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.03.032 AbstractBackground: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare congenital heart condition and carries a poor prognosis.Methods: A retrospective review of 18

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Common pulmonary vein atresia: the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Golde G. Dudell, Marva L. Evans, Henry F. Krous, Robert L. Spicer, John J. Lamberti Children’s Hospital, San Diego.United States PediatricsPediatrics 1993; 91: 403-410DOI: Not Available AbstractCommon pulmonary vein atresia is a rare form of cyanotic congenital heart disease in which the pulmonary veins join to form a blind confluence that does not communicate with

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Unobstructive total anomalous pulmonary venous return: impact of early elective repair on the need for prolonged mechanical ventilatory support

Peter C. Frommelt, David C. Sheridan, Sara Deatsman, Ke Yan, Pippa Simpson, Michele A. Frommelt, S. Bert Litwin, James S. Tweddell Medical College of WisconsinUnited States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2010; 31: 1191-1197DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9788-4 AbstractOptimal timing for elective repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) in the case of an unobstructed anomalous pathway is unclear. All

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Isolated pulmonary vein atresia

S. Cullen, P. F. Deasy, E. Tempany, D.F. Duff Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children.Ireland British Heart JournalBrit Heart J 1990; 63: 350-354DOI: 10.1136/hrt.63.6.350 AbstractTwo patients with isolated atresia of the pulmonary veins are described. One patient presented with haemoptysis and the other with recurrent unilateral chest infections. The diagnosis was confirmed in both instances by

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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis: the impact of sutureless repair on survival

Nicola Viola, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, Donald G. Perrin, Gregory J. Wilson, John G. Coles, Christopher A. Caldarone Southampton University Hospital. Hospital for Sick Children.United Kingdom and Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 142: 344-350DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.12.004 AbstractBackground: Primary pulmonary vein stenosis is often associated with relentless restenosis and early death. During the last

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Primary sutureless repair for infants with mixed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Osami Honjo, Cori R. Atlin, Barbara C. S. Hamilton, Osman Al-Radi, Nicola Viola, John G. Coles, Glen S. Van Arsdell, Christopher A. Caldarone Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2010; 90: 862-868DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.05.007 AbstractBackground: Mixed type total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) poses technical challenges and high mortality owing to diminutive size and

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Outcomes after surgical treatment of children with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Sally Cai, Glen S. Van Arsdell, William G. Williams, Christopher A. Caldarone, John G. Coles Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2007; 84: 2020-2026DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.05.046 AbstractBackground: We explore early results and time-related morbidity after surgical repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) at our institution.Methods: Between 1982

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